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This book is intended to be used as quich reference for those
involved in farm animal care.
We spend along time in choosing, collecting and arranging the
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international texts and references.
This book is arranged in four parts
1. Field Cases of Internal Medicine Diseases.
2. Key to Diffrential Diagnosis.
3. Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis.
4. Therapeutic Index.
Part 1
1, Diseasesof the Digestive System
Stomatitis
Parotitis
Pharyngitis
Chock
Vomiting
Gastritis
Simple indigestion
Acute impaction
Traumatic reticulars
Tympany
Vagal indigestion
Abomasal displacement
Abomasal ulcer
Enteritis
Diarrhea
Dietetic scours
Constipation
Spasmodic
colic
Flatulent colic
Intestinal impaction
Obstructive
colic
Jaundice
Hepatitis
Peritonitis
2, Diseasesof the Respiratory System
Epistaxis
Rhinitis -.
Laryngitis, Tracheitis and Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Drenching
Pneumonia
Pleurisy
Chronic Alveolar Emphysema
3, Disease of the Cardiovascular System
Traumatic pericarditis
Congestive heart failure
Acute heart failure
Peripheral circulatory failure
Anemia
Edema
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Fecal examination
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Urine examination
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Skin scraping examination
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Examination
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Rumen
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Blood examination
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Normal hematological values
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Normal Biochemical values ..-.
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Interpretations for analysis of some serum parameters .494
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part IX Therapeutic index
Common veterinary drugs used in veterinary field
Narrow spectrum antibiotic drugs
Broad spectrum antibiotic drugs
Sulphonilamid drugs
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Antifungal and mycotoxin drugs
Drugs used for treatment of mastitis
Insecticides
Drugs used for teatment internal and external parasites
Drugs used for treatment of blood parasites
Anti-coccidial drugs
Analgesic and antispasmodic drugs
Stomachic and rumen stimulant drugs
Drugs used in treatment of tympany
Anti-diarrhea drugs
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Part II
1. Key of diffrential diagnosis
1. Diseases causing sudden death
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2. Diseases causing sudden death in young animal
73
3. Diseases causing lameness, stagger and/or paralysis 73
4. Diseases causing convulsion
73
5. Diseases causing wasting (emaciation)
73
6. Diseases causing fever
73
7. Disease problems arising from intensive managment 73
8. Diseases causing polyphagia
74
9. Diseases causing anophagia
74
10. Diseases causing pica
74
11. Diseases causing weight loss
74
12. Diseases causing scouring
74
13. Diseases causing vomiting
74
14. Diseases causing diarrhea
74
15. Diseases causing abdominal pain in horse
75
16. Diseases causing abdominal pain in ruminant
75
17. Diseases causing jaundice
75
18. Diseases causing pain on urination
75
19. Diseases causing albuminuria
75
20. Diseases causing red or brown urine
75
21. Diseases causing muffled heart sound
75
22. Diseases causing jugular venous pulsation
75
23. Diseases causing cough
75
24. Diseases causing nasal discharge
75
25. Diseases causing eye discharge
75
26. Diseases causing chest pain in ruminant
76
27. Diseases causing chest pain in horse
75
28. Diseases causing skin lesion
75
29. Diseases causing downer cow syndrome
.75
30. Causing of grunting in cattle
77
Part III
Clinical examination
History
Normal respiration, pulse and temperature
Examination of the mucous membrane
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Case
no.1
Stomatitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the oral mucosa includes glossitis and
gingivitis. It may be due to trauma, foreign body injury, sharp teeth,
and irritant substances. Avitaminosis, Bacterial, Viral, or Mycotic
infections. Secondary Stomatitis such as Foot and mouth disease,
Actinomycosis Rinder pest & Malignant catarrhal fever.
2. Clinical Findings:
Partial or complete anorexia. Profuse salivation, slow and painful
mastication. Changes in the mucous membrane of the mouth
(Catarrhal, Errosive, Follicular, Vesicular, Pustular, Puppular,
Pseudo-aphthus, Ulcerative, Diphtheretic, Gangrenous, Phlegmonous,
Mycotic Stomatitis or Allergic Stomatitis). Fetid odour is present in
breath. Fever may be present if stomatitis is secondary to systemic
diseases
3. Treatment
R/ Gentian violets 2%.
Wash the mouth cavity with mild antiseptics 3 times daily.
R/ Tincture iodine 0.5-1% (in case of ulcerative stomatitis)
Touch the ulcer 3 times daily.
R/ Tincture iodine 3.5% in 10% glycerin Paint the mouth cavity
after (in case of diphtheretic stomatitis)
R/ Atropine sulphate 1% 3-5 cc / cattle & horse SIC or I/ M or
I/V. (to decrease salivary secretions)
R/ Pentomycine (pencillin & streptomycin) 1 ml/25 kg BW I/M once
daily / 3-5 days.
R/ Dextrose 25% 1-2 liter, I/V (as supportive treatment)
4. Important Notes
1. You may use syringe without needle for washing the mouth.
2. Easily digested food as barseem, bran mash or rice and soup.
3. Isolation of the diseased animals in case of infectious disease.
4. Mild antiseptics can be used as 1 % boric acid, 5% alum water, 2%
copper sulfate, spoonful of vinegar / liter water and/or 2% potassium
permanganate.
Case No. 3
Case No. 2
Pharyngitis
Parotitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of salivary glands (parotid, sub maxillary and/or
sublingual). It is caused by mechanical injuries as trauma from outside
or entrance of foreign body or specific infectious disease as Tuberclosis
and Actinobacillosis in cattle and strangles in horse.
2. Clinical Findings:
Enlargement of the gland (may be seen and palpated in upper &
lower pharyngeal region). Difficult in prehension, mastication and
swallowing. Abscess may develop in the gland and evacuate in the
mouth cavity. Profuse salivation. The inflammation may extend to the
larynx causing edema. Salivary cyst "permanently enlarged" due to the
entrance of small food particles in the excretory duct.
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In chronic form, painless solid swelling of the gland is found.
3. Treatment
R/
3. Treatment
R/ Streptopenicid (pencillin & streptomycin) the large animals 2
vials I/M every 12 hours./ 3-5 days.
4. Important Notes
1. Preparation of iodine ointment: 20 g potassium iodide dissolve in
small quantity of alchoi then add 10 g iodine crystal, mix well
until dissolve all iodine particles, then mix with 100 g Vaseline.
2. Abscess or calculi in the duct can be treated surgically.
3. Chronic cases, local application of tincture iodine or to inject the
infected gland with lugol iodine 5 cc/ every week.
4. Potassium iodide may be used 8 g / orally for few days.
Case No. 4
Cage No. 5
Vomiting
Chock
1. Definition and Causes
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This condition means sudden closure of the normal esophagus. It
may be acute or chronic. It is caused by swallowing of bones _ or
lodgment of large pieces of ligaments in dogs. Feeding on dry materials
such as bran causes column occluding the esophageal canal in horse.
Feeding on large pieces of roots, cobs of maize, upper part of can sugar,
root of turnips, potatoes and stump and root of cabbage may causes
obstruction of the esophagus in cattle. Esophagitis, Tuberculosis and/or
neoplasm in mediastinum lymph node causes stenosis or complete
obstruction of the esophagus from outside.
2. Clinical Findings
Continued efforts to swallow and to eructate. The animal moves its
head from side to side with restlessness. Open its mouth, protrudes its
tongue, profuse salivation and cough spasmodically. Refuse food and
drink, if the animal tries to eat it will result in immediate regurgitation.
Tympany in cases of complete obstruction in ruminants.
Incomplete obstruction in dogs, causes mild symptoms, complete
obstruction resulted in "profuse salivation and dribbling of frothy mucous
or blood.
3. Treatment
R/ Comblene 0.5-1 cc/ 100 kg Bwt. I/M. or As sedative and minor
tranquilizer.
RJ Atropine sulphate 1% 3-5 cc / cattle & horse S/C or 1/ M or
I/V, to decrease salivary secretion.
RJ Novalgin 1ml / 8 kg Bwt. 1/ M or I/V, as analgesic drugs.
4. Important Notes
1. Foreign bodies in the anterior part of the esophagus removed by the
hand
2. Foreign bodies in cervical portion of the esophagus, strong pressure
by thumb from* outside to push the foreign body towards the
pharynx.
3. Foreign bodies in thoracic portion of the esophagus, removed by
using of stomach tube to push-it toward the stomach.
4. In cases of dry column of bran in esophagus of horse, introduce the
stomach tube through the nostrils till it reachs the column then
pump water to penetrate the bran then lower its head and neck
downwards. You may repeat this process several times.
5. Sometimes esophagotomy is required
" 6. Minor tranquilizer such as Neurazin 1 ampoule /70 kg Bwt; I/M
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case No. 6
Case No. 7
Gastritis
l, Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the stomach. It is commonly associated with
enteritis. It is caused by overfeeding, bad teeth and foreign bodies and
ftUo feeding on frozen food, damaged food or coarse fibrous foods as
Itraw bedding. It is also caused by poisons such as caustic and irritant
materials, excessive production of lactic acid in the rumen. Bacterial
infections e.g. necrobacillus, leptospira in dog etc. Viral infections as
rintier pest, equine influenza, hog cholera, infecious canine hepatitis.
Fungus agents can produce diffuse or ulcerative gastritis in newborn
animals. Parasitic infestation such as nematodes e.g. trichostrongylus,
ostertagia spp, hemonchus, paramphystomes, habronema and ascaris
migration.
2. Clinical Findings
A). Acute Gastritis:
Repeated vomiting with forceful movements, the vomitus contains much
mucous, blood or foreign material. Abdominal pain. Diarrhea may
develop. Excessive vomiting lead to dehydration, alkalosis, tetany and
rapid breathing. Fever in severe cases.
B). Chronic Gastritis:
Decrease appetite. Vomiting occurs not frequently, but usually after
feeding, the vomitus contains much viscid mucus. The animal is
emaciated due to lack of food intake and incomplete indigestion.
Anemia in bovine in cases suffered from bloodsucker stomach worm,
sometimes bottle jaw will develop.
3. Treatment
R/ Bismuth subnitrate for large animals 20 - 40 g / dog / orally.
or white egg, as coating drugs.
R/ Sodium bicarbonate 5-10 g /dog orally as antiacid.
R/ Saline or Ringer lactate solution 0.5 -1 liter / 17V as fluid therapy.
R/ Atropine sulphate 0.1% 1 ampoule/70 kg Bwt. V M or I/V,
as antispasmodic drug.
RJ Cortigen B g 1 ampoule / 20 kg Bwt; as antiemetic drugs
fl/Amoxicillin 15 % 1 mi /100 Kg Bwt, I/V or I/M / 3-5 days.
4. Important Notes
1. Gastric lavage and enema to remove irritant chemical or poisoning.
2. To alleviate the gastric inflammation, withhold food and water for a
period of at least 12-24 hours and replaced by parentral
administration then soft palatable, highly nutritious food is
necessary e.g. bran mashes to cattle and horses. Chicken with rice
and soup to dogs.
3. In cases of hematomesis (Bloody vomiting), inject vitamin k &
calcium preparation, sometimes blood transfusion is necessary.
Simple Indigestion
1. Definition and Causes
It is a disorder and inactivity in the rumen and reticulum due to the
presence of undigested food in the rumen, which undergoes
fermentation. It is caused by the atony of the fore-stomach; dietary
abnormalities such as indigestible roughage, low protein intake; mouldy
food; moderate concentrate intake and insufficient drinking water.
Secondary indigestion occurs in cases of toxemia and septicemia.
2. Clinical Findings
The common symptoms are a sudden reduction in appetite; dullness;
sharp decrease in milk yield; decrease in rumen contraction (sometimes
rumenstasis); constipation (firm feces). Diarrhea may be present if the
cause is damaged food.
3. Treatment
R/ Magnesium sulfate 300-400g/ cow orally as a purgatives.
R/
Case' No. 8
Acute Impaction
1. Definition and Causes
Ingestion of large amount of highly fermentable carbohydrate foods
causes an acute illness due to excess production of lactic acid in the
rumen. A crushed grain seems to cause more problems than whole
grain.
2. Clinical Findings.,
The common symptoms are depression, anorexia, grinding of teeth,
abdominal pain, kicking at the belly, riimenstasis and constipation, dry
muzzle and nose, sunken eyes (as a result of dehydration). Other
symptoms are increased respiration (40-60/M) and pulse (120/M).
Temperature is usually below normal. The animal suffers from
staggering in gait, laminitis, recumbancy, decrease response to stimuli
.and death may occur in 1-3 days.
3. Pathogenesis
Case No. 8
Acute Impaction
Line of Treatment
1.
Evacuation
of
3. Fluid replacement.
5. Antihistaminic.
stomach
content.
2. Antacid.
4. Oral antibiotic.
6. Stomachic.
3. Treatment
Rf Liquid Paraffin 1 liter /100 kg Bwt. / Cattle / orally.
R/ Sodium Bicarbonate Ig / kg Bwt, orally in Cattle.
R/ Sodium Bicarbonate 2 - 3%, 0.5 -1 liters, I/V very slowly, In cases of acidemia.
R/ Lactate Ringer 3 - 4 liters IV.or S/C, in Cattle.
or Saline 0.9% or Dextrose 5%.
R/ Teramycin powder 5 - 8 g, orally in Cattle
or Penicillin 5 - 7 million IU
R/ Anti-Stamin 1 cc / 10 kg BW I/M, I/V & S/C in Cattle, as ,
antihistaminic drug.
R/ Supermach 2 sachet / Cow orally daily in the second and third
days, as a stomachic increase the number and activity of
microflora and microfauna).
4. Important Notes
1. Other antacid such as magnesium salt (carbonate, oxide or
trisilicate) or calcium carbonat can be used.
2. Other stomachics (e.g. Superflora, Bykodigest or Muvdigest).
3. Apply rectal enema by warm water and soup or liquid paraffin;
back racking and ruminal massage.
4. The animal must exercise 2-3 times daily. The amount of water
must be decreased.
5. In severe impaction, surgery is recommended.
6. Prognosis is bad in cases of subnormal temperature with
recumbancy.
7. Rumen transplantation is recommended after correction of the pH.
8. In cases of liver absces, systemic antibiotics (e.g..Uvomycin 1 ml /
10 kg) can be used.
9. Rumen alkalosis: It is an acute indigestion resulting from feeding
on a large amount of urea, nitrogenous substances or line seed
cake. The symptoms are the same as those of acidosis; in addition
to tremors, muscular weakness and nervous signs. The treatment is
almost the same, except replacing the sedatives and the antacids
with antalkaline drugs such as vinegar 1 - 2 liters mixed with cold
water / orally.
case no_9
Traumatic reticulitis
1. Definition and causes
It is a disease of cattle resulting from perforation of the wall of
reticulum by sharp penetrating objects (wire or nails ..)
2. Clinical Findings
The common symptoms are complete anorexia; a sudden fall in milk
yield; rumenstasis; recurrent tympany; an increase of pulse, respiration
and temperature; subacute abdominal pain and arching of the-back. Pain
can be detected by vigorous palpation of the abdominal wall just behind
the xiphoid cartilage.
3. Diagnosis
1. Clinical signs
2. Pain tests
* Walking on downhill.
*Pinching of the wither.
* Turning in a narrow circle,
* Side stick method.
* Strong percussion on the xiphoid region.
3. Min detector to detect any foreign body of magnetic nature
* It is not useful if the foreign body is copper or non-magnetic.
* It gives positive results to non-penetrating magnetic objects.
4. Laboratory examination
* Total Leucocytic counts rises up to 8000 - 12000 / cumm
* Neutrophilia.
4. Treatment
Rumenotomy is recommended to remove any foreign body and
decomposed food material
5. Important Notes
1. The prehension of food in cattle by tongue predisposes it to ingest
foreign body.
2. Pain tests are positive when accompanied by a grunt of pain.
3. The oral administration of a magnet to immobilize the foreign body
inside the rumen is recommended.
4. The administration of antibiotic drugs is necessary to control the
infection.
5. It is necessary to elevate the forefeet of the animal by standing on a
sloop to avoid the occurrence of traumatic pericarditis.
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case no 10
Tympany
1, Definition and Causes
It is an over distention of the rumen and reticulum with gases of
fermentation either separated from ingesta (simple tympany) or mixed
With ingesta (frothy tympany). It is caused by grazing on young rapidly
growing legumes and young grass cereal crops (cabbages, barseem,
beans...); the sudden change from dry to green ration; feeding on mouldy
fermented food or the ingestion of large amount of milk in calf. It may
tee secondary to impaction or stenosis of the esophagus. Sometimes,
recurrent tympany occurs due to traumatic reticulitis, tumors inside or
outside the esophagus, the enlargement of mediastinal lymph nodes in
ases of tuberculosis. Persistent ruminal tympany occurs in cases of
diaphragmatic hernia and vagal indigestion.
2, Clinical Findings
The common symptoms are distention of the left side of the
abdomen, discomfort, kicking at the belly, dyspnea, protrusion of the
tongue, extension of the head, increased pulse and respiratory rates,
decrease in the ruminal movement and milk production. In the severe
gases, cyanosis of mucous membrane, bulging of the eyes and death may
occur due to respiratory failure.
J. Treatment
fl) Emergency treatment
Reduce the intra-ruminal pressure as soon as possible by passing a
stomach tube or trocarization; back racking; massage on the tongue
and rectal enema. In severe cases, rumenotomy is required.
b) Medical treatment
R/ Liquid Paraffin 0.5 - 1 liter, as a defoming agent.
R/ Muv-antibloat one bottle for Cattle orally or intra-ruminal.
Dimethicone or Bloatzal, orally as antifrothy preparation.
R/ Supermach 2 sachet / Cow orally daily in the second and third
days, as a.-.stomachic to increase the number and activity of
microflora and microfauna).
4, Important Notes
1. Administration of vegetable oil 60 cc orally or mixed with water as
a prophylactic.
2. Other oils such as line seed oil, corn oil, mineral or vegetable oils
1 liter /100 kg Bwt can be used orally.
3. Leave trocar and canula in the rumen for a period ranging between
12-24 hours to get rid of the gases (no value in frothy tympany).
4. Gradual change of ration from dry to green is necessary.
5. Other antibloat druss as bloatzal, trimethcone, sicadine can be used.
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Case
No.
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Vagal Indigestion
(l. Definition and Causes
In digestion due to varying degree of paralysis of the forestomach
resulting from injured
vagus nerve. Caused by traumatic
reticuloperitonitis (affect ventral branch of vagus nerve),
actino-bacillosis, parasites (sarcospiridia and cysticercous taenicollis)
and enlarged lymph node may injury to the nerve.
2. Clinical Findings
Ruminal distension with hyper-motility
Moderate to severe ruminal tympany, emaciation, abdominal distesion
and rumen moving vigorously and continuosly but sounds reduced in
volume.
Ruminal distension with hypo-motility
This type occur commonly in late pregnancy and after calving. The
cow is clinically normal in all, except: anorexia, passes only small
amounts of soft pasty faeces, distended abdomin, no response to
treatment with purgatives or parasympathetic stimulants, atony of the
rumen, mild bloat, rectal palpation reveals distension rumen and
abomasum blocking of the pelvic inlel. Loss of weight rapidly,
weakness, recumbancy and death.
3. Treatment
Animals suspected to be suffering from such affection must be
slaughtered.
4. Important Notes
1. The major abnormality appears to be in the development of
achalasia (dysfunction) of the reticulo-omasal and pyloric
sphincters, resulting of accumulation of food material in the rumen.
2. Diaphragmatic Hernia: This means protrusion of a pan from the
rumen and reticulum through a rupture in the diaphragmatic
musculature. Caused by weakened diaphragm by lesions of
traumatic reticulo-peritonitis or congenital defect. The same
syndrome as vagus indigestion accompanied with hypermotility.
Irregular appetite, loss of condition, moderate rumen tympany,
grinding of teeth, small amounts and pasty faeces and the animal
may vomit. Bradycardia and systolic murmur. Diagnosis of the
problem mainly by rumenotomy. Animals suspected to be suffering
from such affection must be slaughtered.
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Case No.12
Case No.13
Abomasal Displacement
1. Definition and Causes
It is a common disease of mature cows in which the abomasum
displaced from its normal position in the abdominal floor either to the
right (between the liver and right abdominal wall) or to the left (between
the rumen and left abdominal wall) or into an anterior position (between
the reticulum and diaphragm). The predisposing factors are feeding on
grain in late pregnancy, vigorous movement during transportation and
during perturition.
2. Clinical Findings
Sudden anorexia, decrease in milk production and loss of body
weight. Severe abdominal pain, rumenstasis and tympany. Small volume
of feces and pasty in consistency. Auscultation of an area below a line
from the center of the left flank to behind the left elbow reveals the
presence of splashing or tinkling sound (more fluid in nature than the
rumen) every 15 minutes. An obvious bulge caused by distended
abomasum may develop in the anterior part of flank region. The
swelling is tympanitic and gives a resonant sound on percussion.
3. Diagnosis
The disease must be suspected in every case of ketosis where there is
no response to treatment (Keton smell in the mouth and breath). Rectal
palpation reveals the distended abomasum to the left of the rumen. In
anterior displacement abomasum sounds can be heard just above the
heart area on both sides of the chest. Exploratory labaratomy is
necessary in many cases to confirm a diagnosis of displacement.
4. Treatment
Surgical interference is the best method of the treatment.
5, Important Notes
1. Displacement, to the right has no relationship to pregnancy or
parturition.
2. The disease is not fatal but affected animals become useless for
milk production!
3. Rolling of the animal may correct the displacement.
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No.14
Case No.13
Diarrhea
Enteritis
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Case No.16
Dietetic scours
1. Definition and Causes
Passage of soft, fluid feces in young calves associated with rapid loss
of weight with normal appetite. It is caused by dietary abnormalities
such as drinking too rapidly, feeding of excessive quantities of milk at
too long intervals and temperature below body heat. Feeding of milk
high in fat or sudden changes from whole milk to milk substitutes.
2. Pathogenesis
Failure of esophageal reflex in pail fed calves, the milk deposited in
the rumen where it undergoes putrefaction. Poor clotting of milk
resulted from milk with a very low le#el of casein or calcium or with
high level of sodium or pH. Poorly clotting of milk passes in to the
intestine where protein putrefaction causes scour
3. Treatment
RJ. Tannic acid or catchue, as astringent and coating.
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Case No.16
Dietetic scours
1. Definition and Causes
Passage of soft, fluid feces in young calves associated with rapid loss
of weight with normal appetite. It is caused by dietary abnormalities
such as drinking too rapidly, feeding of excessive quantities of milk at
too long intervals and temperature below body heat. Feeding of milk
high in fat or sudden changes from whole milk to milk substitutes.
2, Pathogenesis
Failure of esophageal reflex in pail fed .calves, the milk deposited in
the rumen where it undergoes putrefaction. Poor clotting of milk
resulted from milk with a very low letfel of casein or calcium or with
high level of sodium or pH. Poorly clotting of milk passes in to the
intestine where protein putrefaction causes scour
3. Treatment
R/ Tannic acid or catchue, as astringent and coating.
R/ Trimetasol (Sulpha & trimethoprim) 1 cc/ 32 kg Bwt. orlly.
R/ Vit-Lyte (oral electrolyte)
Reverse case may require 17V injection of saline & ringer Lactate.
R/ Limewater (1 part to 2 parts of milk) helps digestion.
4. Important Notes
1. Milk feeding should be stopped, then oral electrolyte solution for
24 hours, Milk is then gradually re-introduced.
2. Calves should be fed at least three times a day on a low fat
contents milk.
3. Foals should be muzzled and allowed only limited access to the
mare.
4. Piperazine Citrate 50% | 4 g / 10 kg Bwt./orally for treatment
of ascaridia in calves and foals
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Case No. 17
Constipation
1. Definition and Causes
It is difficult evacuation of the feces because the feces are retained for
a long time in the intestine. It is caused by atony of the intestine,
irregularity in feeding, small amount of water given to the animal,
constant feeding on starchy food, sudden change in diet, lack of
exercise, feeding on bones. Diseases of the liver. It may occur in cases
of impaction, tympany, prostatitis and fever.
2. Clinical Findings
Loss of appetite. The animal is dull and depressed and there is
abdominal pain. The faces are hard in consistency and may be stained
.with blood. Defecation is accompanied by straining.
3. Treatment
Rf Magnesium Sulfate, 60-100 gm/cattle/orally, as mild purgative.
R/ Lin seed oil 1/2 liter for large animals, as Laxative, purgative and
"lubricant."
4. Important Notes
1. Other Laxative, purgative and lubrican such as Laxofin, Laxolac,
Abilaxine or Laxomag
2. Give easily digested food, regulate the feeding time, apply
sufficient quantity of water to the animal and reduce the amount of
carbohydrate to the animals.
3. Enema with soft soap and warm water, also it is.better to add some
oily material. The amount of fluid required for such enema is about
10 liters for a large animal and from 1/2 - 1 liter for small animal.
The enema must be repeated at intervals to stimulate and regulate
the peristaltic movement of the intestine.
4. In severe cases paraffin oil is recommended but magnesium Sulfate
is contra - indicated in pregnant animals and severe constipation.
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Case No.18
Spasmodic colic
Case
No.
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Flatulent colic
2. Clinical Findings
It characterized by intermittent fits of colic, rapid course (short
duration) and favorable termination. Occur suddenly, each fits lasts
from 5-15 minutes (short Attacks) and during these attacks the animal
kicks, lies down on the ground and rolls with violence but often rise
again after rolling. These efforts resulted in slight increase in body
temperature, accelerated respiration, rapid pulse and the animal sweat in
patches. Hypermotility (increases in the peristaltic sound). Defecation
takes place at short intervals and the feces may be semi-solid or fluid in
character. The mucous membrane may be congested.
2. Clinical Findings
Sudden attacks of abdominal pain which is continuous. Affected horse
may roll and bow violently and lies down very carefully. This effort
resulted in quick pulse and accelerated respiration. Abdominal
distension occurs due to accumulation of gases in the intestine, which
can be observed in the flanks region (especially in the right flank).
Percussion gives tympanic sound (drum like sound). Decrease of
Vperistaltic movement. The mucous membrane is congested.
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3. Treatment
Rf Analagin 20-25 cc I/V, as sedative.
RJ Liquid paraffin 2-4 liters / orally / horse every 12 hours.
R/ A mixture of Ammonium carbonate 50 grams & charchol 50 g
(Neocarbotrina tablet) as carminatives drags.
R/ Ringer Lactate 2 - 4 liters I/V.
4. Important Notes
1. Apply massage externally in flank regions and internally through
the rectum using the hand to stimulate peristalsis.
2. In severe cases, you must get rid of this intestinal tympany from the
caecum by trocarisation through the right and left flanks. However
peritonitis may occur due to infection.:
3. Rectal enema using warm water and soft soap.
4. You may use carminatives drugs of human preparation such as
Disflatyl (tablets), Flatidyl (tablets), Maxiflat (tablets), or Biskaol
(powder).
5. Oral fluid to soften intestinal masses, doses are empirical.
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Case No. 20
Intestinal impaction
1. Definition and Causes
Colic due to impaction of the intestine. It is caused by over feeding
on coarse food rich in cellulose and bran. Ingesting food, which contain
large amounts of mud or sand. Defective teeth and/or obstruction of the
intestine by large foreign bodies or parasite.
2. Clinical Findings
Acute colic: Restlessness and beats the ground with the forelimbs, the
animal lies on the ground and rolls, quick pulse & continuous pain
during attack is present. During urination the animal throw the hind legs
more backward and outward and urine comes out at intervals.
Subacute colic which occurs slowly, started with dullness and
abdominal discomfort, the animals looks at the flank and kicking its
belly. Anorexia. There is constipation and the feces are passed in small
amounts and hard in consistency and covered with thick, sticky
mucous. Intestinal sound are absent or much decreased in intensity.
Moderate decrease in pulse. Rectal palpation revealed that balloon
shape impacted colon.
Differential diagnosis between impaction in the small intestine and
colon by rectal palpation.
3. Treatment
Rl Novlagin 20-25 cc I/V
Rl Liquid paraffin 2-4 liters / orally / horse every 12 hours.
Rl Ringer Lactate 2 - 4 liters I/V.
RJ Finadyne 1 ml / 45 kg Bwt, I/V & I/M,as anti-inflammatory drugs
Rl Supermach 1-2 sachet /horse orally, as digestant and apetizer.
4. Important Notes
1. Contra-indicated to give Atropine Sulfate and/or Magnesium Sulfate
in obstructive colic.
2. In cases of sandy colic you must notice the presence of sand in feces.
3. In cases of obstruction due to parasites, fecal examination reveals
the presence of eggs of parasites, anthelmintic drugs is
recommended.
4. The symptoms varies according to the location of the impaction,
when the duodenum is affected, the symptoms occurs after feeding
with few hours, when the ileum is affected symptoms appear after
several hours
5. Rectal enema using warm water and soft soap.
6. Reduce the amount of carbohydrate given to the animal.
7. Surgery may be necessary if the condition persists and repeated
8. Oral sedative as: chloral hydrate 30, oil of turpentine 30, spritus
ether nitrosi 30, compher 15, Tr. nix vomica 10 then lin seed oil ad 1
litre, give at once by the stomach tube for a horse.
9. In cases of overfeeding of carbohydrate you
must give
orallv and I/V antiacid.
Case No.21
Obstructive colic
1.Intestinal torsion (Volvulus)
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Obstruction due to the rotation of sigment of the intestine around its
mesenteric axis. It is either partial or complete. It is caused by severe
attack of colic which may leads to the torsion due to rolling, jumping or
sudden fall of the animal. Injections of large dose of carbacoal which
leads to the sudden increase in the peristaltic movements. Heavy
infestation with parasite (Ascaris) cause irregularity in peristaltic
movement of the intestine resulted in torsion.
B. Intestinal strangulation
It is the occlusion of the intestinal lumen by pressure from outside. It
occurs when a lope of the intestine passes through a natural or artificial
opening in the peritoneum and held there as in case of inguinal hernia in
stallion. Also in case of pedunculated tumor which cause strangulation.
C. Invagination
(Intussusception)
Acute intestinal obstruction caused by telescoping of a section of the
bowel into a portion immediately behind it, especially in ileo-caecal
junction. The affected part form a sausage shaped, painful swelling
composed of three segments. It caused by violent intestinal peristaltic
movement or presence of tumors in the lumen of the bowel.
Diagnosis
Signs of colic with absence of defecation, peristaltic movement is
very weak or absent rectal palpation revealed absence of feces and the
intestine distended with gases.
3..Treatment:
* Surgically remov s the obstruction.
* Try to give large doses of liquid paraffin and rectal enema.
* Sedative must be given when pain is severe, v
4. Important Notes
1. Complete torsion is unfavorable, the animal die within 12- 24 hours.
2. In partial twist the course and prognosis depends upon the severity.
3. Obstruction in the small intestine causes a more acute and severe
syndrome than those in the large intestine.
4. Obstructions of the small intestine or colon in horses usually kill
within 24 hr. While similar obstructions in cattle are not usually
fatal in less than a week.
5. Hydration of the fluid in the lumen of the intestine causes
abdominal pain and dehydration.
6. Embolic colic (Special type of Colic ):
It is disorder in the intestine due to the presence of larvae of
strongylus vulgaris in the anterior mesenteric artery of the horse,
causing aneurysms, emboli and thrombi of the mesenteric artery
and its branches. Characterized by intermittent attacks of colic occurs
suddenly during work. The symptoms as in spasmodic colic, beside
that the feces are bloody stained, fecal examination is required to
detect the egg of parasite. No curative treatment in such cases.
Case No.22
Jaundice
1 Definition
Jaundice is the most important clinical sign associated with liver
diseases, in which bile pigments accumulates in blood (bilirubinaemia)
and then partly excreted by the kidney (bilirubinuria) and partly
deposited in the tissue such as mucous membrane (conjunctiva, nasal &
oral MM.) and unpigmented portion of the skin. The sweet, milk and
exudates- also contain bile.
2. Causes
a) Pre-hepatic (hemolytic)
Bacterial, toxins e.g. bacillary hemoglobinuria and leptospirosis
Invasion of erythrocytes by protozoa or viruses e.g. babesiosis,
anaplasma and infectious equine anemia. Inorganic or organic
poisons e.g. chronic copper poisoning, hypophosphataemia,
overeating of onion: -arsenic, phosphorous or lead poisoning.
Immunological reactions e.g. allergic reaction (hemoglobinuria).
b) Hepatic (toxic, infective and obstructive) causes of diffuse
hepatitis.
c) Post-hepatic (obstructive)."
Extra-hepatic biliary obstruction by calculi' or compression by
tumor masses. The common causes are obstruction by nematodes
and Inflammation of the bile ducts by extension from enteritis or by
Infestation with trematodes.
3. Clinical Findings
Jaundice usually began with symptoms with indigestion, latter on the
mucous membrane and unpigmented portion of the skin becomes yellow
in color, this change in color is best seen in conjunctiva sclera. The color
ranges from lemon yellow to orange yellow or greenish yellow. The
urine is also stained with bile pigment, the sweet, milk and exudates also
contain bile. There is constipation, feces have a fetid odor and pale in
color.The animal is dull an'd depressed. In dogs and cats, acute jaundice
prroduces convulsion and repeated vomiting.
4. Treatment (Treat the primary cause in addition to the following):
R/ Glucose 25% & 40%, I/V mjection.
Rf Cal De Mag, I/V injection of calcium.
R/ Varolex B 1 2 1 vial / cattle, I/M / daily /3 - 5 days.
R/ Multivitamin cattle .20 - 30 cc & Sheep and goat 5 - 10 cc I/M
R/Supermach 2 sachet /cow orally, daily for 2 days, as a stomachic.
5. Important Notes
l.The diet should be high in carbohydrate and calcium and low in
protein and fat as much as protein may leads to ammonia intoxication.
2.You may use hepatic preparations such as Sorbit , Sorbitol,
Sorbosan, Hepaton, Rowachol, Legalon, Zymagaliin or Dioron.
Case No.23
Hepatitis
1. Definition and Causes
Diffuse degenerative and inflammatory diseases, which affect the
liver. The clinical signs of hepatic dysfunction appear only when
three-quarters of the liver parenchyma are inactive. Causes by toxins
such as Inorganic poisons (phosphorous, arsenic, hexachlorothane and
gossypol), Bacterial (Salmonella and leptospira), Parasitic hepatitis,
(liver fluke infestation and migration of larvae of ascaris) and
congestive heart failure.
2. Clinical Findings
Anorexia accompanied by constipation punctuated by attacks of
diarrhea. The feces are light in color than normal. Vomiting in some
animals. Nervous signs and dummy syndrom. Pain on palpation the
abdomin and liver. Jaundice .and edema. Photosensitizations in animal
fed green fodder and exposed to sunlight. And ascites. Endocrine
abnormalities
Nutritional and metabolic,abnormalities
3. Diagnosis
1. Clinical sign
2. Biochemical tests estimation of serum total, direct and indirect
bilirobin. In addition to AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, SD, cholesterol,
uric acid, albumin, globulin and total protein.
3. Biopsy of the liver.
4. Sonography on the liver
Differential Diagnosis: Encephalopathy and Acidosis.
4. Treatment Treat the primary cause in addition to the following:
RJ Spectrama Vet 1 cc / 40 kg, Bwt, S/C or I/M / daily/3 - 5 days.
Rf Glucose 25% & 40%, I/V injection.
R/ Cal De Mag, I/V injection of calcium.
R/ Varolex B 1 2 1 vial / cattle I/M / daily / 3 - 5 days. .
R/ Multivitamin cattle 20 - 30 cc & Sheep and goat 5 - 1 0 cc
I/M
Rf Brewer yeast or egg yolk, as digestive aids.
5. Important Notes
1. The diet should be high in carbohydrate and calcium and low in
protein and fat as much' as protein may leads to ammonia
intoxication
2. You jnay use hepatic -preparations such as Sorbit, Sorbitol,
Sorbosan, Hepaton, Rowachol, Legalon, Zymagaliin or Dioron
3. Injection of Rolenol in case of fascioliasis, 0.5 ml /10 Kg Bwt, S/C.
Peritonitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the peritoneal sac, which is accompanied by
abdominal pain, which usually varies in degree according to extent of
the affection. It is caused by traumatic reticulo-peritonitis in cattle.
Rupture of the stomach or intestine when acute dilatation or obstruction
occurs. Rupture of the vagina or uterus. Secondary due to pleuritis,
tuberculosis, actinobacillosfs" and migration of parasitic larvae to the
peritoneal cavity. Septic surgical operation or during intraperitoneal
injection or trocarization in case of tympany
2. Clinical Findings
A. Acute diffuses peritonitis: There is severe abdominal pain, which is
manifested by tenderness and rigidity of abdominal wall during
palpation, the animal shows pain. Lack desire to move, persistent
standing & if the animal lies with great care and grunting. Arched back.
Grunting commonly occurs at each step and when the animal defecates
or urinates. Moderate increase in pulse, respiration (costal type
respiration) and temperature. Congested mucous membrane. Finally the
animal is recumbent and unable to rise, subnormal temperature, very
weak pulse and heart rate 100-110 / minute.
B. Acute local peritonitis: Similar to those of acute diffuse peritonitis
but signs are less severe. Pain is localized in small area, temperature and
pulse are not evident.
C. Chronic peritonitis: It is chronic syndrome of indigestion and
toxemia.
3. Diagnosis
1. Peritonitis should always be suspected in the presence of
'acute abdominal pain, paralytic ilius or absence of intestinal sounds
and vomiting.
2. Differential Diagnosis: Pleuritis, Enteritis, Acute pancreatitis
(Dogs), Acute nephritis, Intestinal obstruction & Cholecystitis.
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4. Treatment
Rf Glucose 25% & 40%, I/V injection.
Rl Cal De Mag, I/V injection of calcium.
R/ Muv-Ampiclox 5-10 /100 kg Bwt / 3-5 days/ I/M
R/ Novalgen 30 cc / cattle. Given I/V to relief pain.
5. Important Notes
1. Do not give food to the animal in the first 2 days
2. Horses and Dogs are usually taking the acute diffuse type of
peritonitis, while cattle usually take the chronic type.
3. Peracute cases usually die within 24-48 hours.
Case No. 25
Epistaxis
1. Definition and Causes
It is bleeding from the nostril or from sinuses. It is caused by
traumatic injury, foreign bodies, neoplasm, over exhaustion (Race
Horse) and bad use of stomach tube. It may be secondary to parasitic
diseases (oestrus ovis in sheep and gastrophilus nasals in equine) and/or
infectious diseases as anthrax, glanders and hemorrhagic septicemia.
2. Clinical Findings
There is bleeding from the nostrils (unilateral or bilateral). The blood
is bright red in color and may be scanty or profuse. It sometimes mixed
with mucous. Anemia and loss of condition. Death occurs in untreated
cases.
3. Diagnosis
Try to locate the place of injury by use of endoscope
Bright red bleeding
> nasal origin.
Bright red and frothy bleeding > lung origin.
Brownish, acidic and may mixed with ingesta -- stomach origin
3. Treatment
R/ Alum 2%, irrigate the affected nostril 3 times daily.
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4. Important Notes
1. Complete rest and cold application on forehead
2.Tracheotomy can be performed and plug the two nostril with gauze
soaked in astringent solution in bilateral bleeding.
3. Do not give Adrenaline injection because it raises blood pressure.
4. Bleeding due to parasite you must give anthelmintic drugs.
5. Other vitamin K ampoules such as Phytomenadion and Konakion.
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Case No.26
Rhinitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose and usually
involving the upper respiratory tract. It is caused by inhalation irritant
vapor such as ammonia or chloride. The presence of some foreign
bodies in the nose as grains or dust. It may be secondary due to
microorganism as staphylococcus, streptococcus, and diphtheroids or
parasitic as estrous ovis in sheep. Also it may be associated with some
specific diseases as strangles glanders and equine influenza in horses.
2. Clinical Findings
Catarrhal rhinitis: Redness and swollen of the mucous membrane of
the nostril. Bilateral nasal discharge (watery, mucoid, mucopurulent or
purulent). Snoring sound when discharge blocks the nostril.
Cropous rhinitis: Characterized by the presence of greyish patches or
yellow fibrous membrane
> shed off
>
bleeding surface
> heal
> forming trace of scar.
The nasal discharge may contain shreds of mucous membrane and also
the submaxillary lymph glands are swollen.
3.Treatment
RJ Alum 1%, tannic acid 0.5, boric acid 2% or potassium
permanganate 0.3%. Irrigation of the nasal cavities 2-3 times
daily.
R/' Saline solution or Sodium Bicarbonate 1%.
irrigation of the nose witlTabove' solution to hasten the shedding
of pseudomembrane.
Rf Borgal 24% (Sulphadoxin & Trimethoprim).3.ml / 50 kg
Bwt. I/V & I/M, a second dose after 48 hours may be needed.
4. Important Notes "'
1.Thick tenacious must be removed gently.
2. Crusts can be removed with warm water and simple ointment.
3. Put the animal in well-ventilated place, complete rest and easily
digested food.
4. Medicated steam inhalation in horse. The pail contains boiling
water sprinkled with tibn (2 gallons containing an ounce of
compher or turpentine is added).
Case No.27
case no .23
Case No .28
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Line
of treatment:
1- Antibiotic
2- Expectorant.
3- Mucolytic .
4- Anti-inflammatory.
6- Vitamine C.
\ 5 - Heart tonic.
3. Treatment
RJ Cidotryl vial 10% 1 ml/40 kg. (S/C or I/M). For 3-5 days.
or Borgal 24%
Stages of pneumonia
Auscultation
Percussion
gray hepatization
Resolution
Vesicular sound
resonant sound
Case No.29
Case No. 30
Drenching Pneumonia
1. Definition and Causes
It is a common serious disease in farm animal occur when foreign
materials take their way into the lungs. It is caused by administration of]
liquid medication (Mineral Oil, Magnesium Sulfate...), during passage
of the stomach tube, vomiting, and/or rupture of pharyngeal abscess
during palpation of the pharynx.
2. Pathogenesis
Large amount of fluid is aspired
- death may occur quickly.
Small amount - depends on the composition of aspired fluid
Soluble fluids as Magnesium Sulfate and Chloral Hydrate
absorbed rapidly. Insoluble oil, pus and vomits
fatal 48 - 72
hrs.
3. Clinical Findings
Cough, moist rales, consolidation of the lung and putrid odour in the
breath especially in gangrenous pneumonia.
4. Diagnosis
Case history, clinical signs, moist rales and fetid breath.
5. Treatment
RJ Advocin (danofloxacin), 1 ml / 50 kg Bwt, 3 - 5 days, I/M or S/C.
RJ Predef 2 X, 10 cc / I/M / 2 days, as anti-inflammatory drug.
RJ Saline, dextrose 5% or ringer lactate, as supportive treatment.
R/ Adcoferine 5 cc I/M daily, as heart tonic.
R/ Cevarol 1 ampoule/ 70 kg Bwt. I/M daily, as vitamin C.
R/ Lasix 3 ampoule / cattle I/M, as diuretics.
Pleurisy
1. Definition and Causes
It is an acute inflammation of the pleura. Caused by an extension of
infection from respiratory tract, traumatic perforation of thoracic wall or
sequel of traumatic reticuloperitonitis. Infectious pleurisy as in
Contagious Bovine Pleura- Pneumonia, Infectious Equine Pneumonia
and Strangles.
2. Clinical Findings
Increase of temperature and pulse rate and painful cough. Palpation
and percussion on chest area reveals pain. Accelerated respiration and
wholly abdominal. Inspiratory dyspnea, abducted elbow to relief
pressures from lung and pleura. There is a loss of appetite, dullness and
depression.
Stages of Pleurisy
Auscultation
a. Dry stage
Friction sound
b. Exudative stage (above the line) Vesicular soun
(under the line) No sound
x. Adhesive stage
No sound
Percussion
Resonant sound
Resonant sound
Dull sound
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3. Treatment
R/ Cidotryl Vial 10% (Enrofloxacin), 1 ml / 40 kg BW, 3 - 5 days,
I/M or S/C
6. Important Notes
1. In case of recumbancy the diseased animals should be changed
regularly at least once every hour.
2. Severe cases not treated
3. Pulmonary absces:
Abscess are caused by infected emboli in other organs (metritis,
mastitis and endocarditis. Also mycosis and aspirating pneumonia
lead to pulmonary abscess. Symptoms as in pneumonia, inaddition
purulent nasal discharge and fetid breath.Treatment by using
overdose of antibiotic.
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case no. 31
Case No. 32
Diseases of C. V. system
Traumatic pericarditis
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Case No. 33
Case No. 34
2. Pathogenesis
Increase load of ejection of blood from the heart
heart rate, dilatation and hypertrophy.
2. Pathogenesis
When excessive tachycardia the diastolic period is so short that filling
of the ventricles is impossible and cardiac output is reduced. Tissue
anoxia especially in the brain and the clinical signs are nervous in type.
Pale mucous membrane due to reduction in arterial blood flow. In less
acute cases respiratory distress because of pulmonary edema.
increase
3. Clinical Findings
Dyspnea, staggering and falling, pale mucous membrane, convulsion
and death. No treatment in such cases.
Left side heart failure: Lead to pulmonary congestion, anoxia and edema
3. Clinical Findings
Increase heart and respiratory rates. Dyspnea, cyanosis and abnormal
respiratory sound. Edema (anasarca, ascitis, hydrothorax and
hydropericardium). Increase weight due to edema. Diarrhea and oliguria.
Enlargement of the liver and engorgement of the vein.
4. Treatment
R/ Adrenaline 1 ampoule/ 70 kg Bwt. I/V & I/M, as vasoconstrictor
drugs in vasogenic failure only.
R/ Saline solution 1 - 2 liter I/V, in cases of dehydration.
4. Treatment
The animals suffering from congestive heart failure due to traumatic
pericarditis must be slaughtered
5. Important Notes
1. Treat the primary cause
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case no. 35
Diseases of C. V. system
Diseases of C. V. system
Case No. 36
Anemia
1. Definition and Causes
Deficiency of erythrocytes count and/or hemoglobin concentration in
the blood. It is caused by hemorrhage (internal or external), heavy
parasitic infestation (hock worms or coccidiosis), hemolytic anemia
(babesia, bacillary hemoglobinuria, leptospirosis, hypophosphatemia,
water intoxication, poisonous plants). It may be due to reduction in the
erythrocytes count and/or hemoglobin concentration as in nutritional
deficiency, and reduction in the hemopoetic activity as in chemical
poisonous, x rays, biological toxin and/or tumor of bone
2. Clinical Findings
Pale mucous membrane, muscular weakness, depression, and inability
to work, sweating and coldness of extremities. Respiratory distress due
to increase in depth in respiration without much increases in rate. In
severe hemolytic anemia
muscular tremor, labored breathing,
i subnormal temperature and death as result from anoxia.
Case No. 37
Diseases of C. V. system
Edema
1. Definition and Causes
Excessive accumulation of fluid transudate in the tissue spaces and
body cavities caused by increase hydrostatic pressure (congestive heart
failure) or decrease osmotic pressure (liver cirrhosis, renal disease or
heavy parasitic infestation), also obstruction of lymphatic vessels,
allergic condition or infectious diseases such as black leg and malignant
edema.
2. Pathogenesis
Increase in hydrostatic pressure or decrease in osmotic pressure lead
to return of the fluid to capillaries and accumulation in the serous
cavities, results in edema.
3. Clinical Findings
Edematous swelling are soft, painless, and pit under pressure.
Distension of the abdomen in ascitis (fluid thrill on tactile palpation).
Embarrassment of respiration, collapse of ventral parts of the lungs,
.muffled heart and respiratory sound, moist rales in pulmonary edema
3. Treatment: Correct of the primary cause of the disease.
R/ Lasix 1 ampoule / 70 kg Bwt or Super-Retic orally 20 g daily
5 days or Nephton 20 g daily / 5 days as diuretics.
R/ Iodine ointment 10%. 2 times daily in local edema.
4. Important Notes
In hydropericardium, drainage from pericardial sac, aspiration of
fluid must be carried slowly to avoid acute dilatation of splanchinic
vessels and peripheral circulatory failure (it well temporary relief
because the fluid is rapidly reaccumulate).
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Pyelonephritis
(1. Definition and Causes
It is highly fatal chronic purulent infection of the pelvic portion of the
kidney, ureter and bladder developed by ascending infection from
urinary tract. It is caused by infection with corynbacteria renal.
2. Clinical Findings
A). Postparturient type: Loss of conditions, emaciation, fetid
discharges from genital tract, pus and blood in the urine and
vagina.
B). Ureter colic type: Restlessness, kicking of the abdomen, arched
back, passage of blood clots and casts through the Ureter
frequent hemorrhage cause paleness of mucous membrane.
C). Cystitis type: Frequent urination, straining and passage of small
amount of blood urine.
Diagnosis
Rectal palpation revealed enlarged kidney (Left kidney can palpate)
loss of lobulation and painful on palpation. Presence of blood (RBC)
pus and casts in the urine.
3. Treatment
RJ Pentomycin 1 ml / 25 kg BW I/M 5-7 days
RJ Coliurinal eff. 10 g / 200 ml water as urinary antiseptic.
RJ Sodium acid phosphate 125 g orally/daily, to change urine pH.
.
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Case No. 39
Nephritis
1- Defination and causes:
It is inflammation of the kidneys. Caused by bacterial infection,
mineral irritant or poisoning, excessive skin damage trauma of the
kidney, cold, severe gastroenteritis and/or constipation.
2. Clinical findings
Oliguria and increase of albumin content in the urine. The animal
stands with arched back and stiffness gait, tenderness and pain on
manipulation of the kidney, fever in case of infectious agent, colic in
equine and vomiting in dogs. When both kidneys are affected uremia
and coma may found. In late stage edema appears in the lower part of
the chest, abdomen and legs.
3- Diagnosis:
Case history, clinical signs, albuminuria and with the presence of
epithelial tissue in the urine.
3. Treatment
RJ Procaine penicillin as 5-7 million IU
every 12 hours I/M /5-10 days cattle & mare.
RJ Coliurinal eff. 10 g / 200 ml water as urinary antiseptic.
RJ Sodium acid phosphate 125 g orally/daily, to change urine pH.
RJ Lasix 3 ampoules / cattle I/M
Rf Super-Retic 20 gm orally daily / 5 davs / cattle or Nephton or
Potassium Citrate orally as diuretics.
RJ Novacid or Novalgen 25 cc I/V or I/M as a sedative.
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Case No 40
Diseases of the urinary system
Cystitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the bladder, characterized by frequent and painful
urination. It is caused by bacterial infection, injuries to the urethra
during coitus or calculus, faulty cathetetization and also after calving. It
may be secondary to vaginitis or endometritis.
2. Clinical Findings
Frequent and painful urination and passage of small amount of urine.
Arched pack and fits of colic in acute cases. Retention of urine may
occur if the urethra becomes blocked with pus or blood. Painful
.palpation of the bladder.
3. Treatment
R/ Procaine penicillin, cattle 5-7 million IU
every 12 hours I/M /5-10 days
R/ Uricol eff. 10 g / 200 ml water as urinary antiseptic.
RJ Sodium acid phosphate 125-g orally / daily.
RJ Lasix 3 amp. /cattle I/M or Potassium Citrate orally, as diuretics.
RJ Novacid or Novalgen 25 cc I/V, as sedatives.
4. Important Notes
1. Hematuria: It means the presence of blood constituents in the
urine. It is caused by trauma of the kidney, septicemia
accompanied by vascular damage, anthrax (pre-renal). Acute
glomerulonephritis, tubular degeneration by bacterial toxins and
sulfanilamide intoxication (renal). Cystitis, urolithiasis, rough
manipulation of the catheter, tumor of renal tract and also
hemorrhage of genital tract (post-renal).
2. Clinical findings: Blood clots in the urine in severe cases. In
common cases the color varies from deep red to brown coloration.
In less severe cases only cloudiness settle to form red deposits.
Blood originating from the kidney is mixed with urine and present
in equal concentration in all samples, while blood originating from
urethra appears in the beginning of urination. Blood originating
from urinary bladder appears in the end of urination.
3. Diagnosis
1. Centrifugation to the urine sample or let the test tube for a while
their will be a blood sediment.
2. Microscopically RBC will be seen on the slide and urine strips test.
4. Diffrential diagnosis from hemoglobinuria
Presence of hemoglobin in the urine due to rapid destruction of
large number of RBC. It is caused by babesiosis, bacillary
hemoglobiuria, water intoxication, leptospirosis, chronic copper
poisoning and hypophosphatemia. Centrifugation to the urine
sample their will be no blood sediment.
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Case No. 41
Urolithiasis
'1. Definition and Causes
It is obstruction of the urethra in castrated male ruminants
characterized clinically by complete retention of the urine, unsuccessful
effort to urinate, distension of the bladder and sequels of urethral
perforation may occur and also may rupture of the bladder.
2. Pathogenesis
Unilateral obstruction of ureter
^> hydronephrosis
Bilateral obstruction of ureter
>> anuria and uremia
Obstruction in the urethra (sigmoid flexure)
^> rupture of
urethra & urinary bladder
3. Clinical Findings
The animal is restlessness with frequent attempts to urinate and only
drops of urine pass. Palpation of urethra may reveal obstruction
(pulsation). Hematuria, anorexia, vomiting (dog & cat). Rupture of
urethra may lead to swelling the sheath of prepuce. ). Rupture of
bladder lead to peritonitis, urine smell and exploratory puncture of the
ventral abdominal wall reveals the presence of urine. The presence of
calculus in the urinary bladder leads to cystitis. Symptoms of uremia
^develops and animal dies from coma.
3.Treatment
RJ Neurazine 3 ampoule in cattle &1 ampoule in calf I/M,as
tranq'ulizer RJ Voltafin 1 ampoule / 70 kg Bwt / cattle & horse, IIM
as smooth muscle relaxant.
RJ Novalgen 25 cc I/V, as sedative
RJ Procaine penicillin as 5-7 million IU
every 12 hours I/M /5-10 days
RJ Urolithin eff. 10 g / 200 ml water as urinary antiseptic.
RJ Sodium acid phosphate 125-g orally/daily.
4. Important Notes
1. Stages of calculus formation
*Nidus formation: Desquamated epithelial or necrotic tissues,
leukocytes, albumin or organic elements. Caused by local
infection of urinary tract and/or vitamin A deficiency.
Precipitation of salts (urine is highly saturated with solutes).
Increase of colloidal state of the urine due to excessive intake of
mineral salts, excessive oxalate, concentrated urine in
dehydration and change in pH of urine.
Concretion: It is the cementing of precipitate salts to form the
calculus as mucoprotein, which increased by feeding on heavy
concentrate with low roughage content.
2. Surgical interference in rams by cutting the urethral process.
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Case No. 42
Encephalitis
1. Definition and Causes
It is inflammation of the brain. It is caused by viral infection (rabies,
malignant head catarrhal fever, equine infecious encephalomylitis,
scrapie and louping ill in sheep), bacterial (listeriosis, salmonellosis and
swine erysipelas), parasitic, mycotic, physical (sun stroke) and
chemical agents (irritant gases).
2. Clinical Findings
Rise of temperature, anorexia, depression and increase heart rate.
Excessive response to normal stimuli with excitment and mania. Clonic
convulsions, accampanied by nystagmus, muscle tremor of the face and
limbs and frothy salivation. Incoordination and walking in circles.
3. Treatment
R/ Streptopenicid (pencillin & streptomycin) large animal 2 vials I/M
every 12 hours./ 3-5 days,
or
R/ Borgal 24% (Sulphadoxin & Trimethoprim). 3 ml / 50 kg
a second dose after 48 hrs. may be needed, I/V & I/M.
R/ Novacid 25 cc I/V, as antipyretic drugs in case of fever.
R/ Predef 2 X 10 cc / I/M / 2 days, as anti-inflammatory drug.
R/ Dextrose 25%, as supportive treatment.
R/Neurazine 3 ampoules in cattle & 1 ampoule in calf I/M.
Used during the excitment stage only.
4. Important Notes
1.Other disease causing nervous manifestation such as
Hypomagnesemia , hypoglycemia, milk fever and vitamin A &
copper deficiency. Urea poisoning, spinal abscess, meningitis,
sinusitis & trauma in C.N.S. Tetanus, enzootic ataxia, IBR,
coenurosis and babesiosis.
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Meningitis
(1. Definition and Causes
\
It is inflammation of the meninges. It is caused by viral infection
(malignant head catarrhal fever and bovine encephalomylitis), bacterial
(listeriosis, salmonellosis and tuberculosis). Extesion of inflammation as
in case of encephalitis.
2. Clinical Findings
Rise of temperature, rigidty of the neck, excitment and mania followed
(by convulsions and death.
3. Treatment
EJ Streptopenicid (pencillin & streptomycin) large animal 2 vials I/M
every 12 hours./ 3-5 days
R/ Novacid 25 cc I/V, as antipyretic drugs in case of fever.
R/ Predef 2 X 10 cc / I/M / 2 days, as anti-inflammatory drug.
RI Dextrose 25%, as supportive treatment.
R/Neurazine 3 ampoules in cattle & 1 ampoule in calf I/M.
Used during the excitment stage only.
4. Important Notes
1. Militis: It is inflammation of spinal cord and usually associated
with viral encephalitis and Rabies. It is uaually end by paralysis.
2. Hydrocephalus: It is accumulation of CSF in the cerebral
ventricles. It may be congenital due to embryonic defect or acquired
due to obstruction of drainage by inflammation, tumor and
Avitaminosis A.
3. Cerebral Apoplexy (Brain hemorrhage): It means rupture of
blood vessle of the brain. Caused by increase of blood pressure or
traumatic injuries of the skull. Characterized by nervous shock,
unconciousness,
convulsion, coma and death. The formed
hematoma will compress on part of the brain causing loss of
functions controlled by centers located in this part lead to
hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body), paraplegia (paralysis
of posterior part and hind legs of the body) or monoplegia (paralysis
of one limb or one muscle).
4. Chorea: It is nervous disease characterized by involuntry
movments of individual muscle or group of muscle without loss of
sensation. It is usually a sequel to certain diseases such canine
distemper, encephalitis, meningitis and brain turners. The muscles
of the neck, eye lids and lips are usually affected.
5. Trauma of the spinal cord: It caused by dislocation, frcuture
and/or concusion of the vertebrae. Migration of parasitic larvae as
hypoderma bovis, toxacara canis and cerebrospinal nematodiasis.
Characterized by flacid paralysis and fall in blood pressure.
Recovery may occur 1-3 weeks if nervous tissue not destroyed.
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Case No 44
Metabolic diseases
Milk Fever
Parturient Paresis
1. Definition and Causes
It is a febrile disease occurs most commonly at/or after parturition
(12-72 hours). It occurs in high producing cows 5-10 years. It is caused
by Hypocalcemia.
2. Clinical Findings
A), Excitement stage: Restlessness, hypersensitivity, tremor and tetany.
Protrusion of tongue and grinding of teeth. Shaking of head with stiff gait.
B). Sternal Recumbancy: Depression, drowsy, sternal recumbancy and
unable to rise. The head turned in to the flank. Hypothermia with cool
skin. Decreased hearts sounds and increase heart rate (180/minute). Dry
muzzle and eye, dilated pupil, ruminal stasis, secondary bloat and
constipation. No anal reflex (anal relaxation).
C). Lateral recumbancy: Cows always comatose, lateral recumbancy
and unable to set up. Hypothermia and increase heart rate up to
120/minutes. The animal dies after 12-24 hours.
Complication: Hypomagnesemia, dystokia, and uterine prolapse
Clinical pathology:
Serum calcium is below 5 mg/dl, may be 2 mg/dl (Normal level 10
mg/dl).
In organic phosphorus is decreased to ,1.5-3 mg/dl
Increase magnesium levels to 5 mg/dl.
3. Treatment
R/ Calcium borogluconate 25% (large cow 800 - 1000 cc & small cow
350 - 500 cc) half dose I/V and half dose S/C. daily till recovery,
or Ca. D.Mg or CAL-BOR-MAG or Calcium gluconate.
RJ Predef 2x or dexamethazone, 10 cc I/M, as corticosteroid drugs.
R/ VITA-JECT, AD3E 5-10 cc I/M, as a single dose of vitamins.
R/ Adcoferine 5-10 cc I/M, as heart tonic.
RJ Glucose 25% 2-3 L I/V daily, as a supportive treatment.
4. Important Notes
1. You must give the animal easily digested food and clean water
supply.
2. Clean bedding and rotation of the animal to avoid ulceration and
hypostatic congestion.
3. Avoid sudden or complete emptying of the udder.
4. Under dosing of calcium therapy is common error.
5. Administration of vitamin D and feeding ration containing calcium
in late pregnancy as prophylactic therapy. Calcium injection after
calving or 2 days before and after parturition as prophylactic dose.
6. Subnormal temperature and lateral recumbancy are cosidered as a
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bad prognosis.
Case No.46
Metabolic diseases
Metabolic diseases
CaseNo.45
Ovine Ketosis
Pregnant Toxemia
Hypoglycemia
1. Definition and Causes
It is an impairment of metabolism of carbohydrates and volatile fatty
acids leading to intoxication from ketoses in the blood. It is caused by
hypoglycemia occurring in the first month of lactation in cattle and late
pregnancy in ewes.
2. Clinical Findings
A). Wasting form: Decrease in appetite, milk production and body
weight. Depression and disinclination to move and eat. Decrease
ruminal movement, but normal pulse, respiration and temperature.
Ketoses smell on the breath and milk. Feces are firm and dry. Woody
cow due to wasting and loss of skin elasticity.
B). Nervous form: The animal walks in circles and crossing the legs.
Apparently blindness. Vigorous licking of the skin. Depraved appetite.
Hyperthesia with moderate tremor and tetany. Recurrent attack of
nervous signs may occur 8-12 hours.
Clinical pathology: Hypoglycemia as the serum glucose levels 20 - 40
mg% (Normal range 50 - 70 mg%). Increase of ketones of blood (10 100 mg%), urine (80 - 1300 mg%) and milk up to 40-mg %.
3. Treatment
R/ Glucose 25% 1-2 liter I/V twice daily for 3 - 5 days.
RJ Treacle and glycerol 0.5 -1 liter orally.
RI Predef 2X 10 cc I/M daily for 2 days (increase blood glucose).
R/ Ca. D. Mg 500 ml I/VR/ Cobalt and B12 to (help in the proper metabolism of propionic acid).
4. Important Notes
1. Avoid sudden changes of diet from good quality roughage to high
protein diet (more ketoenic).
2. Starvation m ay result in gluconeogensis that results in increased
level of ketones.
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Case No.47
Metabolic diseases
Hypophosphatemia
Postparturant hemoglobinuria
1. Definition and Causes
It is a metabolic disease of high producing dairy cows, usually
occurring 2-6 weeks after parturition. The diseases usually occur in
buffaloes at the 5th -7th months of pregnancy. It is caused by low
phosphorus level in the blood resulting from low phosphorus intake
either by ration or grazing on pasture for long period 3-4 months as
barseem.
2. Clinical Findings
Anorexia, pica and decrease of milk yield. Hemoglobinuria, anemia,
general weakness & pale mucous membrane associated with normal
body temperature, finally jaundice and dehydration may occur. In the
terminal stage, gangrene and/or sloughing of the digit and tips. Ketosis
and locomotion disturbances may develop. Sometimes death occur duei
to anemic anoxia
Clinical Pathology
Decrease of serum inorganic phosphorus from 4-5 mg.% to 2-3 mg.%
and 0.4 mg.% in severe cases.
Decrease of serum glucose level.
Decrease of RBC, Hb and PCV.
Differential diagnosis
Babesiosis (fever, hemoglobinburia, tick on the animal, blood film),
bacillary hemoglobinburia, water intoxication, leptospirosis and urinary
I tract affections (hematuria).
3. Treatment
Rl Sodium Acid Phosphate or Sodium Dibasic Phosphate 20% (60
g dissolved in 300 ml DW to be given by I/V route) followed by
S/c dose after 12 hours intervals for 3-5 days. Also oral
administration of 80 gm Sodium Acid Phosphate or 120 gm bone
meal in the ration daily till complete recovery.
Rl Catozal or Tonophosphane 50 cc I/M or I/V daily 3 - 5 days
Rl Super-Phos (vitamin A & D, Iron and phosphorous) 100 g orally
daily/ week.
Rl Predef 2X 10-cc I/M daily/3 days (gluconeogenesis).
Rl Arsinal 15 cc I/M daily / 3 days.
Rl Glucose 25% for treatment of ketosis. As supportive treatment.
Rl Blood transfusion 3 - 4 liter I/V, see method incase of anemia
4, Important Notes
1. The diseases mainly occur in winter as the animals feeding mainly
on barseem (Nov.- May.). Addition of bran and bone meal to the
ration are necessary during barseem season.
2. When the cows down before calving it is better to give phosphorus
therapy as prophylactic dose.
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Case No.48
Metabolic diseases
Hypomagnesemia tetany
Case No.49
Metabolic diseases
Azoturia
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s
1. Definition and Causes
It is acute disease of equine occur during exercise after a period of
inactivity and feeding on full ration.
2. Clinical Findings
Acute form: Signs develops 1 5 - 6 0 rninute after the beginning the
exercise. Profuse sweating, stiffness of gait and disinclination to move.
The signs may disappear if the horse is given complete rest. Dog sitting
position followed by lateral recumbancy. Sever pain accompanied by
restlessness. Gluteal and quadriceps muscles are hard, edematous, and
painful. Deep red brown (coffee coloured urine). Retention of urine and
constipation may present.
Subacute form: Signs are mild and myoglobinurea are absent.
Lameness and limitation of movement of hind limb. If exercise is
i stopped lameness may recover 2 - 4 days.
3. Treatment
R/ Sodium Bicarbonate 150 - 300 g orally for acidosis.
RJ Sodium Bicarbonate ( 2%) 1-2 liter for treatment of acedemia.
R/Finadyne 1 ml / 45 kg Bwt. I/M as anti-inflammatory.
RJ Insulin 100 - 200 units S/C daily 3 - 4 days.
RJ Viteselen (vitamin E & selenium) 5 ml - I/M.
RJ Saline & ringer Lactate 2-4 liters I/V.
RJ Paraffin oil 2-3 liter orally as a purgative drugs.
, 4. Important Notes
1. Give the animal easily digested food as green fodder and hay and.
avoids food rich in nitrogen.
2. Apply catheter to avoid urine retention.
3. Hot fomentation to relief discomfort.
4. Application of heavy bedding, turn the animal every 4 hours to
avoid hypostatic congestion.
5. Recumbancy is usually abad prognosis.
6. Reduce the grain ration to half when the horse is at rest.
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Case No.50
Deficiency diseases
Rickets
1. Definition and Causes
It is a disease of young growing animals characterized by defective
calcification of growing bone. It is caused by calcium, phosphorus
and/or vitamin D deficiency.
2. Clinical Findings
Stiffness in gait, enlargement of the limb joints specially in the forelegs
and costochondral junction (button like projection). The long bone
shows abnormal curvature, lameness and tendency to lie down. Arching
of the back. Irregular and delayed mpture of the teeth. Dyspnea and
chronic rumen tympany in severe cases. Finally, hypersensitivity,
tetany, recumbancy and death.
3. Clinical Pathology
Decrease in serum calcium level 4 - 5 mg% (normal 10 mg%).
Decrease in serum phosphorus level 1 - 2 mg% (normal 6 mg%).
4. Treatment (less sever cases)
Rl Calcium gluconate 100 - 200 cc I/V or I/M/ calf.
50 - 100 cc I/V or I/M / lamb.
R/ Super-Phos (vitamin A & D, Iron and phosphorous) 25 g / daily
/calf& 10 g/ daily /lamb.
R/ Tonophosphan, Calves 5 -10 ml, lambs 1-2 cc, I/M & I/V.
or Catosal. Calves 5 -10 ml, lambs 1-2 cc, I/M & I/V.
R/ VITA-JECT, 3 - 5 cc in lambs & 7 - 10 cc in calves, I/M.
Case No.51
Deficiency diseases
Osteomalacia
Deficiency diseases
Case No.52
Copper deficiency
2. Pathogenesis
Increase resorption of bone mineral to supply the needs of pregnancy
and lactation
^> osteoporosis, weakness and deformity of bone.
2. Pathogenesis
copper def. .
Copper play an important role in tissue oxidation
^>
inadequate keratinization of the skin, wool and hair.
Copper is necessary for the reutilization of iron
copper^>
anemia
^> myocardial degeneration
>>
anemic hypoxia
Copper help in the formation of myelin sheath
copper def.
demyelination in lamb.
Increase molybdenum in the diet
^> reduce copper storage
and utilization.
3. Clinical Findings
*General symptoms: Unthriftness, loss of milk production and anemia.
Rough coat and increase tendency to bone to fracture. Poor growth in
calf, stiffness and enlargement in joint.
*Falling disease syndrome in cattle: The animal through up their head,
bellow and fall with attempt to rise and end with death.
*Beat scour syndrome of cattle and sheep: Persistent diarrhea with the
passage of watery yellow green to black feces with an offensive
odour.
*Steely wool syndrome in sheep: Fine wool becomes limp, glossy and
losses its crimp developing a straight steely appearance. Anemia and
scouring.
*Enzootic ataxia (Swayback) in lambs and goat kids: Incoordination of
the hind limb, accelerated heart and respiratory rates, excessive
flexion of joints and knuckling over the fetlock. Failing and paresis
which start at the hind limb and the animal die from starvation.
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4. Treatment
RJ Copper Sulphate
Cattle 8 -10 g / orally / weekly for 3 - 5 weeks.
Calves 4 g / orally / weekly for 3 - 5 weeks.
Lamb 2 g / orally / weekly for 3 - 5 weeks.
RJ Vitamin AD3E cattle 10 cc I/M
R/ Super-Vitamix 50 g / daily / cattle.
5. Important Notes
Minimum dietary requirement of Copper 10 mg / kg for cattle and 5 mg
/ kg for sheep
3. Clinical Findings
In the early stages: Lower productivity, fertility and loss of condition,
(the main cause phosphorus deficiency).
In the late stage: Painful condition of the bone and joints, stiffness in
gait, lameness (shifting from leg to leg). Crackling sound while walking
and arched back. Deformity of pelvis and dystokia may occur.
Permanent recumbence and death from starvation,
4. Treatment
Rf Calcium gluconate 0.5 - 1 liter I/V / Cattle.
R/ Super-Phos (vitamin A & D, Iron and phosphorous) 50 g orally
daily/week.
R/ Tonophosphan, 25 - 30 cc I/M & I/V / Cattle,
or Catosal. 25 - 30 cc I/M & I/V / Cattle.
R/ Vitamin AD3E Cattle 10 cc I/M
R/ Super-Vitamix 50 g / daily / cattle.
5. Important Notes
1. Bone meal and bran daily in the ration
2. In severe deformity treatment is of no value.
3. Allow exposure of the animal to sunlight and avoid dampness.
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Case No.53
Deficiency diseases
Case No.54
Zinc deficiency
1. Definition and Causes
\
It is a chronic non-inflammatory disease affecting the epidermis of!
the skin. It is caused by deficiency of zinc in the diet or by deficiency of
unsaturated fatty acid. Secondary deficiency due to excess of calcium or
copper in the diet.
2. Pathogenesis
Zinc deficiency
^> decrease feed intake
^>
depression in growth rate. Failure of keratinization
^>
parakeratosis.
Retard testicular development
^> complete cessation of
spermatogenesis.
3. Clinical Findings
Clinical signs developed within two weeks after deficiency.
Parakeratosis and alopecia in muzzle, vulva, anus, tail, head, ears, back
of hind legs, flank and neck. Stiff gait, swelling of the hocks and knees
and wrinkling of the skin of the legs and scrotum. Stunted growth and
decrease, in the weight of the newborn animals. Wool eating and
infertility in sheep.
4. Treatment
Deficiency diseases
Iodine deficiency
1. Definition and Causes
\
The cardinal signs of iodine deficiency is goiter. It is caused by the
deficiency of iodine intake or high intake of calcium in the diet.
2. Pathogenesis
-^> decrease thyroid production of thyroxin
Iodine deficiency
and stimulation of secretion of thyrotropine hormone by the pituitary
gland -. ^> hyperplasia and enlargement of thyroid gland.
3. Clinical Findings
Loss of condition, decrease milk production, failure of estrous in
cow, weak off spring and partial or complete alopecia. Enlargement of
thyroid gland.
4. Diagnosis
Clinical signs.
Clinical pathology plasma protein bound protein below 8 ug / 100 ml
i blood is considered deficiency (normal 10 - 14 ug / 100 ml blood).
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5. Treatment
or
RJ Zinc Sulfate or Carbonate.200 mg / kg daily in the ration for 3 - 5
weeks.
6. Important Notes
1. For prophylaxis individual dosing of pregnant ewe on two
occasions during the fourth and the fifth months of pregnancy with
280 mg of Potassium Iodide or 390 mg Potassium Iodine is
effective to prevent goiter in lambs.
2. Restriction of Calcium in the diet.
5. Important Notes
1. For prophylaxis oral administration of zinc sulphate in the dose of:
Cattle 25 mg orally
Calves 25 mg orally
Sheep 5 mg orally
Lambs 2.5 mg orally
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Case No.55
Deficiency diseases
Cobalt deficiency
1. Definition and Causes
Cobalt is an essential dietary element for cattle and sheep because it
is necessary for the synthesis of vitamin B12 by the bacterial flora in the
rumen. Cobalt deficiency in the diet causes the disease.
2. Pathogenesis
Cobalt play an important role in the formation of thiamin (Bj),
nicotinic acid and cynocobalamin (B12). Decrease in cobalt
^>
loss of appetite
^> death due to starvation.
3. Clinical Findings
No specific signs are characteristic for cobalt deficiency. Gradual
decrease in appetite, pale mucous membrane, loss of body weights
emaciation, weakness and pica. Retardation of growth, lactation and
wool production. Infertility, diarrhea and lacrimation.
4. Diagnosis
The response of animal to dietary supplementation with cobalt is
generally accepted as diagnostic test.
5. Treatment
R/ Cobalt Sulfate 1 g / Cattle and 0.5 g / Sheep and Calf orally.
R/ VarolexB12 with , liver extract
Cattle 1 vial, Sheep 1/2 vial I/M.
R/ Catozal or Tonophosphane
50 cc I/M or I/V daily 3 - 5 days as a general tonic.
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Case No.56
Deficiency diseases
Vitamin A deficiency
1.Definition and Causes
~\
Deficiency of vitamin A is caused by an insufficient supply of the
vitamin in the ration or defective absorption from the alimentary canal.
Secondary causes such as chronic disease of the liver or intestine,
continued injection of mineral oil, high environmental temperature and
high nitrate content in the feed which reduce the conversion of carotene
to vitamin A.
2. Pathogenesis
* Night vision: Vitamin A is essential for photochemical bases of light
adaptation. Low vitamin A in the blood will result to night blindness.
*Bone growth: Vitamin A is necessary to maintain the normal position
and active of osteoblast and osteoclast. Vitamin A deficiency lead to
narrowing of foramina so that arteries, veins and nerves may become
partially included. Stenosis for optic foramina will lead to total
blindness.
*Epithelial tissue: Vitamin A deficiency lead to atrophy of all epithelial
cells which has secretory function (salivary and urogenital) dystokia,
infertility and enteritis.
Embryonic development: Vitamin A is essential for organ formation
so that its deficiency lead to congenital defect and congenital
hydrocephalus.
3. Clinical Findings
Night blindness (inability to see in dim light), xerophthalmia (thinking
and clouding of the cornea in dogs and calves and thin serous mucoid
discharge in other species). Heavy deposits of bran like scale on the skin
rough coat dry with excessive keratinization. Emaciation, disturbances
in reproductive efficiency in both male and female. Nervous symptoms
(paralysis of skeletal muscle, ecephalopathy and blindness). Edema,
enteritis and otitis media are common signs of vitamin A deficiency.
4, Treatment
RJ Vitamin AD3E, Cattle 10 cc & Sheep & Goat 5 cc I/M.
Rj Code liver oil 15-60 cc / Horse, Cattle 4-15 cc / Sheep and 1-8 cc
/ Dog and Cat.
5. Important Notes
1. Other AD3E, vitamins xan be used such as VITA-JECT, calves
7-10 ml & I/M Lamb 3-5 ml, S/C & I/M or Multivitamin cattle
& 20 - 30 cc & Sheep & goat 5 -10 cc I/M
2. Daily requirement 30 lU/kg Bwt. of vitamin A or 75 IU
carotene/kg Bwt. (increase to 50% in pregnant animals and rapidly
growing animals). Injection intraruminal give good results.
3. Green fodder and colostrum are rich in vitamin A.
Case No. 57
Deficiency diseases
Vitamin E deficiency
1.
2. Pathogenesis
Degeneration of skeletal muscle & diaphragm
^> dyspnea.
Degeneration of heart muscle
^> congestive heart failure.
Acute degeneration
^> liberation of myoglobin in the blood
^> myoglobinuria.
Selenium has an important role in transportation and retention of vitamin E
3. Clinical Findings
*Subacute form: Stiffness, weakness and trembling of the limbs.
Inability to stand. Rotatory movement of hocks of calves. Muscles are
hard, rubbery, often swollen and atrophied. Dyspnea and inability to
move for eating and death occurs from starvation.
* Acute form: Sudden onset of dullness, respiratory distress, frothy
blood stained nasal discharge, increase heart rate and irregular heart
beat. Death occurs 6-12 hours.
4. Treatment
R/ Viteselen, Calves, Sheep & Goat 1-5 ml, I/M,
as a source of vitamin E and selenium
R/ Vitamin AD3E, Cattle 10 cc & Sheep & Goat 5 cc I/M.
5. Important Notes
1. Non inflammatory bilateral hyaline degeneration of skeletal muscle
and / or myocardium-in post mortal lesion.
2. Prophylaxis administration 25-mg sodium selenite and 250 mg
alpha Tocopherol Acetate I/M injection to the pregnant cows at 6
month of pregnancy.
3. Giving new born calves 2 mg of Sodium Selenite and 100 mg
Alpha Tocopherol Acetate.
4. Wheat Germ Oil 10 cc/Calves and 2 cc / Lamb, orally.
CaseNo
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Deficiency diseases
Vitamin B deficiency
1. Aueurine - Thiamin {Vitamin B1)
1. Sources
It is available in most plants, yeast and wheat germs. Ruminal bacteria
can synthesize it. Milk, meat, egg and fish are the main sources for
carnivores.
2. Clinical Findings
Muscular incoordination especially in the hind legs. Opisthotonus,
(paralysis with head turned over the back) convulsion. Vomiting and
diarrhea.
2. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2
1. Sources
It has a direct effect on the metabolism of carbohydrate, amino acids
and aldehyde. Deficiency is confined to a simple stomach animals and
pre-ruminating ruminants.
2. Clinical Findings
Decrease in growth rate, anemia, eye discharge and infertility.
3. Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
1. Sources
It is found in yeast, kidney, milk, molasses, cereal and wheat by
product.
2. Clinical Findings
Dermatitis (hyperkeratosis of the skin of the nose, paws and ears.
Muscular weakness, nervous manifestation. In dogs microcytic and
hypochromic anemia are seen.
4. Nicotinic Acid (Nicotinamid - Niacin)
1. Sources
It is found in the food of animal and plant origins. It is necessary for
the synthesis of coenzyme II and I.
2. Clinical Findings: Black tongue in dogs.
5. Cyanocobalamine (Vitamin B12)
1. Definition and Causes
Vitamin B12 deficiency occurs in case of cobalt deficiency (microbial
synthesis of the vitamin occurs in the rumen of cattle and in the
intestine of the horse in the presence of adequate cobalt).
2. Clinical Findings
Anorexia, cessation of the growth, loss of the condition and muscular
weakness.
General treatment
RJ Tri B, 1 ampoule / 70 kg Bwt. I/M, Trivarol or Trivacid
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case
no
59
Deficiency diseases
Vitamin k deficiency
1. Definition and Causes
Vitamin k is essential in the formation of prothrombin by the liver
(prothrombin is essential in the clotting of the blood). Vitamin k
deficiency is rare in the domestic animals because of the high content in
most plants and the synthesis of the vitamin by microbial activity in the
alimentary tract.
Absorption of vitamin k from the intestine is depend on the presence
of bile and fat in the intestine. Storage is mainly in the liver and
excretion is via urinary tract.
2. Treatment
R/ Amri-K ampoule 1 / 70 kg Bwt, I/M injection.
or VITAK 20 g daily / week
3. Important Notes
Therapeutic uses of vitamin K in epistaxis, coccidiosis, abomasal ulcers,
sweat clover poisoning, hepatitis and gastro-enteritis.
case
no
60
Deficiency diseases
Vitamin C deficiency
(I. Definition and Causes
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) acts as co-enzymes in certain oxidative
process (tyrosine and finyl alanine). It is necessary for normal folic acid
function and normal healing. It plays a role in treatment of infertility and
it is important in detoxification of toxins and chemicals (Arsenic,
VSulphonilamine, and Salysilates).
2. Treatment
RJ Cevarol ampoule 1 / 70 kg BW I/V or I/M injection.
orVITAC 20 g daily / week
3. Important Notes
Therapeutic uses of vitamin C in respiratory affection, viral affection,
toxicity, wound healing, some cases of infertility in cattle, indigestion
and diarrhea in horses.
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p l a t e 9 Deficiency d i s e a s e s
Case No.61
Dermatitis
1. Definition and Causes
Inflammation of the dermis and epidermis. It is caused by bacteria
(actinomycotic dermatitis), viral (pox), fungal (sporotrichosis of horse),
physical agent (sunburn, excessive heat or excessive cold and trauma),
chemical (irritant chemical), allergic and nutritional deficiency (vitamin
B).
2. Pathogenesis
Inflammation of the deepest layer of the skin involving the blood
vessels and lymphatic which lead to increase the thickness of the skin.
Increase temperature of the inflammed parts. Pain or itching and
erythema in the unpigmented area of the skin
3. Clinical Findings
The affected area shows erythema, vesicular lesion and edema of the
skin. The next stage may be the healing stage (scab formation) or
necrosis and gangrene of the affected area. Systemic reaction when the
Vaffected area are extensive. Shock and toxemia may be present.
4. Treatment
Treat the primary cause and remove off the physical and chemical agent
from the environment. In case of infection sensitivity test is
recommended.
R/ Garamycin or Teramycin as a local antibiotic ointment.
R/
Case
No.62
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Diseases of the skin
Case
Eczyma
Urticharia
No.63
small vesicle
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3. Clinical Findings
Patches of erythema, followed by appearance of small vesicles, which
rupture and cause weeping of the surface. Scab formation follows.
Lesions may isolate or diffuse over large areas. Itching and irritation.
Chronic eczema may follow an acute attack. Alopecia due to scratching
and rapping of the skin.
4. Treatment: Treat the primary cause.
3. Treatment
Rt Calcium borogluconate 25%, Horse and Cow 100 - 200 cc, I/V.
Rl Predef 2x 10 cc I/M- 2 days, or Finadyne 1 ml / 45 kg Bwt. I
Rl Lin seed oil 1/2 liter for large animal in case of constipation.
4. Important Notes
1. Antibiotic, anti-inflamatory and antifungal ointment as Kenacomb.
2. Dusting powder as mixture
2g Zinc Oxide, 5g Tannic Acid and 20 g starch.
3. Enema with soft soap and worm water
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4. Important Notes
Allergic dermatitis:
It is various generalized or localized cutaneous due to hormonal
imbalances, hepatic dysfunction, inadequate nutrition, seasonal and
climatic factors. Hereditary is another factor in the development of
allergy. It is characterized by swelling and redness of superficial layer
of the skin and pruritis. Treatment as uricharia.
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Case No.64
Photosynsetization
1.Definition and Causes
It is irritation of the skin of some animals due to exposure to direct
sun light. It is caused by feeding of some photodynamic plants (toxic or
green plants) containing agents which when ingested deposited in the
skin and activated by sunlight.
2. Pathogenesis
The lesion mainly occurs in the unpigmented area of the skin especially
in the dorsal parts of the body. Most photosensitizing substances
including phylloerythrin (the normal breakdown product of the
chlorophyll in the alimentary tract) is excreted in the bile. In hepatic or
biliary insufficiency, excretion of these substances is retarded and
photosensitization occurs.The penetration of light rays to sensitized
tissues causes the liberation of histamine, local cell death and tissue
edema. Nervous signs may occur.
3. Clinical Findings
Skin lesion shows characteristic distribution and usually around the
eyelids, ears, muscles, face, laterals aspect of the testis, vulva and
perineum.
The first sign is erythema followed by edema. Irritation is intense and
the animal rubs the affected part. Dyspnea due nasal obstruction.
Dysphasia due to swelling of the lips. Rise in the temperature. Nervous
manifestation, posterior paralysis and blindness.
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4. Treatment
Immediately removal from sun light and prevention of ingestion of
further toxic plants
R/ Garamycin or Teramycin as a local antibiotic ointment.
Rl Betamethzone as a local corticosteroidc ointment.
R/ Canastin, Dermatin or Teniacure as a local antifungal ointment.
R/ Zinc Oxide 10% as a local emollient ointment.
RJ Salicylic Acid 3% , as a local keratolytic ointment
R/ Avil 1 ampoule/70 kg Bwt, as antihistaminic drugs
R/ GENTA 50 (Gentamycin sulfate), 8 ml / 100 kg Bwt. I/M & W.
R/ Lin seed oil 1/2 liter for large animal.
4. Important Notes
1. Antibiotic, anti-inflamatory and antifungal ointment as Kenacomb.
2. Dusting powder as mixture of 2g Zinc Oxide, 5g Tannic Acid and
20 g starch.
3. Enema with soft soap and worm water
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Case No.65
Alopecia
1. Definition and causes
It is a loss of hair or wool coat. It is a manifestation of much skin disease
(dermatitis, eczema, scabs, and mange).
*Congenital alopecia: It may be localized or generalized, temporary or
permanent. Hereditary factors plays an important part in etiology.
* Acquired alopecia: it is usually associated with severe systemic
disorders as chronic wasting gastro-enteritis or verminous bronchitis.
May occur with certain infectious diseases (strangles, distemper,
influenza, pathologic disorder of the genital organ result in certain
endocrine imbalances especially in dogs)
2. Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
The first lesions are edema of the prickle cell layer, dilatation of the
intracellular lymphatic and leucocytic infiltration. Imperfect
keratinization follows. The lesion is usually confined to the flexure
aspect of the joint. Thickening of the skin (gray coloration) scales,
cracks and fissure and removal of the scale leaves arrow red surface.
3. Treatment
Washing the lesion with soapy water followed by the application of an
astringent preparation
RJ Salicylic acid 3%. As keratolytic ointment.
R/ Multivitamin
cattle & 20 - 30 cc & Sheep & goat 5 - 10 cc I/M.
RJ Supermach
1 sachet /cow orally, daily as a source of vitamin and trace element..
R/ Mineral mixture 50 g / daily / cattle.
4. Important Notes
1. Metabolic disorder, endocrine disturbances, vitamin or dietary
deficiencies should be corrected.
2. In gonadal disorders castration or the administration of gonadal
hormones
is
effective.
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Case No.65
Alopecia
1 Definition and causes
It is a loss of hair or wool coat. It is a manifestation of much skin disease
(dermatitis, eczema, scabs, and mange).
*Congenital alopecia: It may be localized or generalized, temporary or
permanent. Hereditary factors plays an important part in etiology.
* Acquired alopecia: it is usually associated with severe systemic
disorders as chronic wasting gastro-enteritis or verminous bronchitis.
May occur with certain infectious diseases (strangles, distemper,
influenza, pathologic disorder of the genital organ result in certain
endocrine imbalances especially in dogs)
2. Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
The first lesions are edema of the prickle cell layer, dilatation of the
intracellular lymphatic and leucocytic infiltration. Imperfect
keratinization follows. The lesion is usually confined to the flexure
aspect of the joint. Thickening of the skin (gray coloration) scales,
cracks and fissure and removal of the scale leaves arrow red surface.
3. Treatment
Washing the lesion with soapy water followed by the application of an
astringent preparation
RJ Salicylic acid 3%. As keratolytic ointment.
R/ Multivitamin
cattle & 20 - 30 cc & Sheep & goat 5 - 10 cc I/M.
RJ Supermach
1 sachet /cow orally, daily as a source of vitamin and trace element..
R/ Mineral mixture 50 g / daily / cattle.
4. Important Notes
1. Metabolic disorder, endocrine disturbances, vitamin or dietary
deficiencies should be corrected.
2. In gonadal disorders castration or the administration of gonadal
hormones
is
effective.
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Case No.66
General systemic states
Case No.67
Hyperthermia
l. Definition and Causes
It is an elevation of body temperature due to excess heat production or
absoption of heat from high envirnment temperature and/or deficient
heat loss.
2. Pathogenesis
Heat stroke will cause vasodilatation of the cranial vessle, results in drop
in blood pressure. Increases in heart and respiratory rates. The
temperature is elevated. The urine secretion is reduced. Depression of
nervous system activity and depression of respiratory center, usually
causes death by respiratory failure. Circulatory failure also occurs due to
myocardial weakness.
3. Clinical Findings
Rise in the body temperature over 39 C. The stops work and refuse to
continue. Staggering gait and the animal falls to the ground unconcious.
Mucous membranes are congested, irregular and slow pulse. Abortion
may occur if the period of hyperthermia is prolonged and high incidence
of embryonic mortality. Convulsion are evident and the animal dies in a
state of coma within 2 hours.
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4. Treatment
Cold application: Including immersion, spraying, rectal enemas or
cold packs. Put the animal in well ventillated place together with adequet
drinking water.
RI Saline, dextrose 5% or ringer lactate 1-2 liters I/V.
Dehydration
1. Definition and Causes
It is loss of body fluid. It is caused by failure of water intake or excessive
loss of fluid due to diarrhea, vomiting, polyurea, skin wounds or by
copious sweating. Severe dehydration also occurs in acute impaction,
acute intestinal obstruction, abomasal dilatation and torsion and diffuse
peritonitis.
2. Clinical Findings
Dryness of muzzle, oral cavity, cornea and skin.Eyeball is sunken and
received in to sockets. Skin become wrinkled and loss its elasticity.
Emaciation, weakness and severe loss of body weight. Anorexia, severe
thirst, decreases in gastrointestinal motility, indigestion and constipation.
Bradycardia and cardiac arrhythmia. Oliguria or anuria. Coldness of
extremities, subnormal temperature, recumbency, coma, circulatory
failure and death.
4. Treatment
Rf Electrolytes or Super-Lyte or Vit-Lyte or Rehydran. 100 g/calves
or lambs, dissolve in 2 liers of water or milk. As Oral electrolye
R/
5. Important Notes
1. Antipyretic drugs is of no value when the temperature is over 41
C in cattle, sheep and horse and over 40 C in camel. Firstly try
to reduce the temperature by using of cold application until reach
40 C then you can useantipyretic drugs.
2. In cases of fever due to bacterial, viral and/or blood parasites, broad
spectrum antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-blood parasites
drugs are recommended.
3. Hypothermia: Means decrease in the body temperature. It is
caused by decrease of muscle tone as in hypocalcemia and acute
ruminal impaction and during anathesia and sedation, associated
with profuse diarrhea, shock, hemorrhage, anemia and before death.
Dealing with such cases by worming the animal and injection of
calcium preparation and glucose 25% I/V.
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5. Important Notes
1. Sodium, chloride and bicarbonate are found extracellular, while
potassium is found intracellular. Loss of fluid starts in the
intravascular space then interstitial and intracellular fluid.
2. Hypertonic saline solution such as Sodium Chloride 7.5% (5 ml / kg
Bwt) injection is continued by Ringer Solution 0.9 Sodium Chloride
facilitate intracellular rehydration. It is used in serious cases as in
hemorrhage or circulatory shock.
3. Isotonic Solution as Saline Solution (0.9 % Sodium Chloride),
Ringer Solution (Na cl, k cl & ca cl) & Ringer Lactate Solution.
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mmmm-
Animal
species
Name of
LN
Site of
LN
Enlarged LN
Above shoulder
point
Prefemoral
as above
At the posterior
base of udder
actinomycosis
mastitis
Strangles, glanders and
epizootic lymphangitis
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Reticulum
The reticulum is located on the left side at the ventral end
of 6th or 7th rib separated from the heart by the curve of
the diaphragm.
Auscaltation: Reticular movement are heared as a rumbling gurgle.
The reticulum normally contract every 40-60 seconds
into phases interupted by a period of a pause.
Location:
Abomasum
In the abdominal floor on the right side behind the
xiphoid cartilage.
Auscaltation: Neither percussion nor auscaltation can be done in the
investigation of the abomasum. It is only valuable and
diagnostic in the displacement to the left side. Splashing
or tinkling sound (more fluid in nature than the rumen)
every 15 minutes..
Location:
Cecum
The cecum is cone shape can be examined in the right
side. Its round base in the right flank & its apex above
xiphoid cartilage.
Auscaltation: Normal intestinal movement is peristaltic sound.
Increase of intestinal movement in spasmodic colic.
Decrease or absence of intestinal movement in flatulent
colic and intestinal impaction.
Location:
Location:
Liver
The liver is situated in concavity of diaphragm. It is on
the right side of midian plane & contact with right
portion of diaphragm and some of its portion is
incontact with last 2-3 ribs. It can be examined by
palpation and percussion through the costal arch.
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Owner's name:
Owner 's adress:
Owner *s Te) No:
D ate:
Animal species:
Age:
Case History:
Previous illness
Previous treatment
Last pregnancy
History of sudden death
Previous vaccination
Sudden change of diet
Source of disease
How long the animal has been ill
Number of affected animals
First sign of the disease
Symptoms of the disease
Pulse:
Heart
Rate
Rythm
Ab. sound
Appetite:
Type of food:
Quantity of food:
Rumination:
Defecation:
Drinking water:
Urination:
Amount of milk:
Posture:
Locomotion:
Cough:
Respiration:
Colour
Swelling
Exudate
Sex:
Abnormal pulsation
Lung
Rate
Rythm
Ab. sound
Temperature:
Lymph node Skin
Size
consistancy
Movability
Tenderness
Ext. parasites
Lesion
Dehydration
Liver
Rumen
Caecum
Palpation
Percussion
Pain
Rate
Amplute
Laboratories Examiilation
Blood Exam Fecal & Urine Exam Skin 5crab Exam
Serum Exam
Film
RBC
WBC
DLC
Diagnosis
Treatment
RJ
R/
Laboratory Diagnosis
1. Fecal examination
The fecal sample is collected directly from the animal. Collection of
5-10 g feces in a clear dry glass container. In delay exam, store the feces
in refrigerator at 4 C. The feces can be examined by different methods:
A) Direct method:
A clean dry glass slide is used. Place a drop of distilled water in the
middle of the slide, add small amount of feces, mix and place a
cover slipe.Examine it under microscope for the presence of
parasitic ova. If no parasitic ova is detected it should be examined
by qualitative method.
B) Qualitative concentration method:
Feces is mixed with either of the saturated suger, saturated salt
solution or 41% magnesium sulfate solution. The parasitic ova,
being lighter float on the topof fluid and can be concentrated for
examination.
1. Simple flotation method: 1 g of feces mixed with few ml of
disitalled water, filtered through a fine sieve. The filtrate is mixed
with 4-5 ml of saturated salt solution. It should be then placed in a
tube or cylender and filled up to the top with solution, cover the
tube with glass slide and left it 30-60 minutes at room temperature.
Remove the cover slide and examine under the microscope.
2. Concentration flotation method: 1 g of feces mixed with few
ml of disitalled water, filtered through a fine sieve. The filtrate is
mixed with saturated suger solution in a ration of 1:3 in a test tube,
mix the contents and centrifuge at 1500 rpm / 5 minutes. Transfer
the small amount of superficial contents of tube on a clean and dry
glass slide and examine for the presence of parasitic ova. The
sediment can be examined for eggs of trematodes.
3. Baermen's technique in cattle &horse: Small amount of feces
in guaze inside funnle filled with w orm water. After 2 hrs. examin
the first few drop to detect the larva
4. Vida technique in sheep: Pellet of feces mix with worm water
in petredish for 10 minute then crushed the pellets by forceps
examin after 10 minute.
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2. Urine examination
Urine samples can be collected in cows and sheep either by stimulation
of the urethra through valva or by catheterization. In delay exam, store
the urine in refrigerator at 4 C.
Suburethral divertivulum
1. Chemical examination:
A. Reaction (pH): The reaction of urine is determined by using pH
strips or pH meter. Normal urine is alkaline in cattle and horse
(7.4-8.4) and acidic (6-7) in dogs and cats. Acidic urine is
abnormally observed in cases of starvation, fever, treatment
with sodium acid phosphate, while the alkaline urine is
abnormally observed in cases of cystitis, urine retension and
treatment by carbonate, acetate and nitrate of sodium or
potassium.
B. Glucose: Normally there is no any glucose content in the urine.
Glucosuria occurs due to hyperglycemia and in diabetes
mellitus, acute or chronic pancreatitis, hyperadrenaline and
certain drugs (pencillin, tetracyclene and chloramphenicol).
Glucosuria can be detected in the urine by using of Benedict ,s
test or urine strips.
C. Protein: The main protein in the urine is albumin which comes
under certain disease conditions such as cystitis,
glomerulonephritis, renal infarction, inflammation of genital
organs and poisoning (lead, arsenic and mercury). It can be
detected by using of sulfosalcylic acid test or urine strips test.
D. Ketones bodies: Ketones bodies are acetone, acetoacetic acid
and beta hydroxybutyric acid which are formed as a result of
breakdown of fatty acids. It abnormally occurs in acetonemia,
pregnancy toxemia, fatty degeneration of the liver and
abomasal displacement. It can be detected by using of Rother
,s test or urine strips test.
E. Bilirubin: It may be:
1) Pre-hepatic (hemolytic):It occurs in case of bacillary
hemoglobinuria and leptospirosis, babesiosis, anaplasma,
infectious equine anemia, chronic copper poisoning,
hypophosphataemia and/or heavy metal poisoning.
2) Hepatic It may be toxic, infective or obstructive
3) Post-hepatic: Obstruction by calculi or compression by tumor.
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<_..
I. Un-organized sediment:
A.. Crystals: Crystals occur as a result of acute liver disease, carbon
tetrachloride poisoning and phosphorus poisoning. In alkaline
urine, the crystal may be triple'and amorphous phosphates or
calcium carbonate and amonium urates. In acidic urine the crystals
present may be amorphous urate, uric acid or calcium oxalate.
3. Cultural examination
Urine is collected in a sterile container, inculated on culture media
directly or after centrifugation. Antibiotic sensetivity tests can be
done.
4. Examination of milk
Collection of the samples: The udder of the animal should be cleaned
with water and antiseptic solution like potasium permanganate (1:1000).
The hands of examiner should be cleaned with soap and antiseptics.
Disinfect the teats with alcohol 70%, collect the milk sample from each
teat in separate tube (5-10 ml) and discar the first 3-4 streams of milk.
Tube should be stoppered and transported to the laboratory in ice for
examination.
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Diagram
Key for the identification of rumen ciliates
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Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Ciliophora
Plate 15
Plate 15
Genus
Genus
species
species
forma
Entodinium
1. Entodinium ovinum
(The body is oval shape, the macronucleus is rod- shaped)
2. Entodinium parvum
(The body is symmetrical and elongated, the anterior end is flattened)
3. Entodinium simplex
(The body is ovoid, the posterior end is round, the macronucleus is rod- shaped)
4. Entodinium nanelium
(The body is relatively elongate, the anterior end is flattened)
5. Entodinium bimastus
(The body is ovoid, the posterior part is tappers, the macronucleus is rod- shaped)
6. Entodinium exigum
(Body is round, anterior end is flattened, the macronucleus is short and thick)
forma
16. Entodinium rhomboideum
(The body is rhomboid, the macronucleus is rod - shaped)
17. Entodinium furca
19. Entodinium birostratum
20. Entodinium rostratum
(The body is a symmetrical, right surface is convex and left side is concave, there
is left spine in the posterior end)
2 1 . Entodinium bovis
(The body is round and the anterior end becomes small)
4 1 . Entodinium ovumrajae
Oligoisotricha
2 2 . Oligoisoticha bubali
(The body is ovoid and small, the posterior end is slighly concave and the macronucleus is eleptical)
Charonina
23.Charonina ventriculi
(The body is relatively elongate, The vestibulum is clear and long, cilia cover only
the anterior and posterior end of the body)
Eodinium (Eo)
24. E o posterovesiculatum
(The body is ellipsoidal and small, the left side of the anterior end is depressed for
the contractile vacuol)
Eudiplodinium
Eudiplodinium maggi
(The body is ovoid to triangular and very big in size, the macronucleus resembles
7 shape)
Eudiplodinium bubalus
(The body is ellipsoidal, posterior end has a small caudal lobe on the right side,
two contractil vacuoles are present)
26. Eudiplodinium bovis
(Similar to preceding species, but slightly larger in size)
34. Eudiplodinium dilobum
(Similar to Eu. bovis, but there are two process at right posterior end of the body)
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Genus
forma
38. Eudiplodinium monolobum
(Similar to Eu bovis, but there is relatively pointed process at right posterior end
of the body)
Diplodinium
Diplodinium anisacanthum (DAs)
DAs anacanthum
(The shape and size are similar to diplodinium dentatumbut the posterior part of
the body tappers, no caudal spine)
DAs diacanthum
(Tow caudal spine)
DAs hexacanthum
(Six caudal spine)
Isotricha
32. Isoticha prostoma
(It resemble dasytricha but it size is larger, the macronucleus is rod shap, curved
and its location is near the vestibulum)
Osiracodinium (O)
3 5 . 0 clipeolum
(The body is ellipsoidal, one very wide skeletal plate, small rounded and
flattened process is present at the postero-right end of the body)
36. O obtusum
(The body is ellipsoidal,
one
very
wide
skeletal
plate)
Metadinium
Ophryoscolex (Oph)
39. Oph caudatus
(The body is stout with many furcated spines at the posterior part with
one long caudal spine)
Buetschlia
44. Polymorphella bovis
Polyplastron
45. Polyplastron multivesiculatum
(The body is ovoid, there are five skeletal plates, 4-5 contractile vacuoles in the
left side of the macronucleus)
Elytroplastron
Elytroplastron bubali
(Similar to the preceding species, there are four skeletal plates)
Epidinium (Ep)
Ep ecaudatum ecaudatum
(The body is elongated and slightly tappered posteriorly, no operculum,
three skeletal plates, two contractile vacuoles are present)
Caloscolex (Cal)
47.Caloscolex cameli
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Laboratory Diagnosis
6. Blood examination
The blood is collected from animals through a puncture of jugular vein
in horse, camel, cattle, sheep and goat, cephalic vein or recurrent tarsal
vein in dog and cat, ear vein and anterior vena cava in pig. Two blood
samples can be collected for laboratory examination.
Whole blood samples: The blood sample is mixed to anticoagulat
such as heparine or EDTA or potassium and amonium oxalate. It is
indicated for hematological examination such as erythrocytic count,
leucocytic count, diffrential leucocytes, hemoglobin concentration,
packed cell volume and blood film.
Serum samples: The blood sample is collected without addition of
anticoagulant, left to clot then centrifugated at 3000 rpm for 20 minutes.
Only clear serum separate in a clean blastic container for biochemical
examination. It is indicated for biochemical examination of the blood
such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, glucose, zinc, copper, cobalt,
iron, vitamin A and E and liver and kidney function tests.
1. Blood film
A drop of fresh blood is placed in one corner end of slide, and spreaded
as smear with the help of another slide using its thin edge at an angle of
45. Dry the smear in air, fix in methanol 4-5 minutes and dry in air.
Stain the smear with giemsa stain diluted 1:10 in distalled water for 5
minutes. Wash the slides, dry in air and examine under oil immersion of
the microscope for the presence of blood parasites such as babesia,
theileria, anaplasma, trypanosoma and filaria and also for diffrential
leucocytic count.
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Hemoglobin
The hemoglobin is measured by using Sahli appratus. Take 5 drop of
N/10 Hcl in measuring tube and draw fresh blood in pipette to the 20
mark. Transferse the blood in to acid and mix for five minutes and add
distalled water drop by drop and mix with stiring rod to match the color
of standared read the scale in the tube, the value of hemoglobin g%.
1. The hemoglobin level is decrease in anemia.
2. The hemoglobin can be determined by colorometric method usin*
diagnostic kit.
PCVx 10
RBC / cumm in millions
MCH/ micro-microgram
Hbg%x 10
RBC / cumm in millions
Hbg%x 100
PCV%
MCHC / volume %
Notes
1. Microcytosis (low MCV): Occurs with anemia due to iron
deficiency and some immune - mediated hemolytic anemia.
2. Marcocytosis (high MCV): Occurs with malnutrition defects (e.g.
cobalt or vitamin B 1 2 / folic deficiency and some systemic
diseases).
3. MCH decreases with most causes of anemia as a result of decrease
erythrocytic count. MCH may increase artificially with
intravascular hemolysis.
4. _ MCHC decrease with iron deficiency and increase with
intravascular hemolysis.
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2. Equipments
a. Hemocytometer (4 large corner
square for WBC count).
b. WBC diluting pipette, graduated
to 0.5, 1 and 11.
c. Microscope (high power)
jj j
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3. Method
Clean the counting chamber and put the coverslip on the demarcated
area for counting. Suck the blood sample up to 0.5 mark in WBC
pipette, then suck the reagent up to 11 mark, mix well for 2-3
minutes, discard first few drops about 0.5 ml (the dilution rate is 20),
then place a drop near the edge of the coverslip on the plateform of
the counting chamber, wait 1-2 minutes then start counting of WBC
in four large corner squares of the ruled area under low power.
4.Calculation
Number of WBC/ \xl blood or cumm = n X 50
5. Notes
1. Other method can be used without pippte, mix 380 \i\ of diluting
reagent to 20 \xl blood in wither tube (diluation rate is 20); the,
place a drop near the edge of the coverslip and count.
2. The number of WBC in 4 large squres = n
The dilution rate of WBC =s 20 and depth of hemocytometer is 0.1
so
that multiply by 10.
3. Number of WBC/ JJ.1 blood or cumm = n X dilution X d<
Appendix I
Normal hematological values
Cattle
Sheep
9-15
3.0 - 15
Hemoglobin (g%)
27-45
24-46
PCV (%)
9-15
5-10
6
RBC10 /ml
4-12
4-12
WBC 10 3 / ml
0.7-6
0.6-4
Neutrophils 10 3 /ml
2-9
2.5-7.5
Lymphocytes 10 3 / ml .03 - 0.84 0-7.5
Monocytes 10 3 / ml
0
0-1
Eosinophils 10 3 / m 1 0 - 2.40
0-300
0-0.2
Basophils 10 3 / m 1
100 - 500 300 - 700
Fibrinogen mg%
Camel
Horse
12-14
11 -19
32-34
32-53
9-11
6.8-12.9
13 -15 4.5 -14.3
.85
- 6.75 2.3 - 8.6
i
1.5-7.7
5.85-6.75
f
0-1
0.1-0.2
1.17 - 1.35 0 - 1
0-0.2
0.0 - 0.0
100
- 400
100 - 300
Appendix II
Normal Biochemical values
Cattle
132-152
Sodium mEq/1
3.9-5.8
Potassium mEq/1
95-110
Chloride mEq/1
8 -10.5
Calcium mg %
4-7
Phosphorus mg%
1.2-3.5
Magnesium mg%
57 -162
Iron \xl%
6-27
Urea mg%
1-2.7
Creatinine mg%
Glucose mg%
JJ-J./
Cholesterol mg%
39 -177
U.U - vy
Total bilirubin mg%
0.0 - 0.4
Direct bilirubin mg%
HC03 mmol/1
20-30
O A
AC
34-45
PC02 mmHg
7.4-7.5
pH
14-26
Anion gap mEq/1
5.7-8.1
Total protein g%
2.1-3.6
Albumin g%
3.6-4.5
Globulin g%
l\
35
- 350
Alkaline phosphatase iu
60
- 150
AST iu/1
15-27
ALT iu/1
65
0.0-15
CPKiu/1
Sheep
Camel
Horse
CTYEI
Jn/I
pyri 1U/J
103
104
105
106
1.
Antibiotics
Drug & active
principle
Pentomycin
(pencillinstrepomycine)
-Streptopenicid
-Neobiotic
(pencillinstrepomycine)
Streptomycine
(each vial contain
1 g streptomycin)
Norocillin LA
Long acting
penicillin
each vial contain
1.2 million IU
Panteramycine
(oxytetracycline)
Uvomycin
(oxytetracycline)
Teramycine Q 100
(oxytetracycline)
Teramycine LA
(oxytetracycline)
Dexatrin
(oxytetracycline,
tripelennamine
and
dexamethazone)
TRIOXYL LA.
(Amoxycillin
15%)
1 cc / 10 kg Bwt. / 48 hrs.
2 doses, I/M
(AM Trading)
Tetroxy LA
Alamycin LA
(oxytetracycline)
Oxy tetracycline
5%
(oxytetracycline)
Oxytetracycline
(oxytetracycline)
Oxytrac
(oxytetracycline)
Amoxycillin 15%
Muv-Ampiclox
(Ampicillincloxacillin)
Indication
I/M (FARVET).
Bwt / 3-5 days/ I/M
Sheep 2.5 ml/50 kg Bwt
(Muvco).
Ampicillin 20%
(Ampicillin)
Clamoxyl LA
(Amoxicillin long
Enteritis, pneumonia,
urogenital tract infections.
Cidocitin
(Chloramphenicho
1)
Nuflor
(Florfenichol)
Respiratory affections
Excenel
(Cephalosporin)
Linco-Spectin
(Lincomycin -
(Upjhon).
Spectrama Vet.
10%
Drug & active
Avitryl - 5
109
108
(Pfizer).
S/C,I/M
(AMOUN).
& company
I/M or S/C (A V1CO).
T
Cidotryl Vial 10%
Enrofloxacin
(10g)
SEE
(enrofloxacin)
Advocin
(Danofloxacin)
Pneumonia, enteritis,
metritis and mastitis.
Erythromycin 10%
Kanamycin
(Kanamycin)
Gentamycin 5%
(Gentamycin)
Gentamycin 10%
(Gentamycin
sulfate)
GENTA-SOLVINE
(Gentamycin)
Garavet
(Gentamycin
sulfate)
GENTA 50
(Gentamycin
sulfate)
Uccmagent
(Gentamycin
sulfate)
2. Sulvhonilamids
Drug & active
1 ml / 40 kg Bwt, 3 - 5 days.
I/M or S/C
(Cid).
1 ml / 20 kg Bwt, 3 - 5 days,
less acute half dose / 4 days,
I/M or S/C.
(SIDCO).
5 ml /100 kg Bwt, 3 - 5 days,
I/M or S/C.
Borgal 24%
Sulphadoxin &
Uni-Sulfa
Sulphadimidine
Sulphadimidine
33.33%
(Pfizer).
Respiratory affections
contra-indicated in late
pregnancy
Resiratory affection,
metritis and cystitis
Gentamycine sulphate
Enteritis, pneumonia, skin,
tissue and urogenital tract
infections.
Resiratory affection and
enteritis
1 ml / 50 kg Bwt; 3 - 5 days,
I/M cr S/C.
(VETWIC).
5 ml / 100 kg Bwt. 3 - 5
days, I/M or S/C.
(VETWIC).
8 ml /100 kg Bwt; I/M, I/V
orl/U
(Brener).
4 ml /100 kg Bwt; I/M, I/V
orl/U
(ADWIA).
Cattle & horse 25 cc
Calves 10 cc, sheep 5 cc
(CID).
8 ml / 100 kg Bwt; I/M, I/V
orl/U
(Memphis).
8 ml /100 kg Bwt; I/M, I/V
or I/U. Contra-indicated in
renal failure & diarrhoea
not adminster together with
diuretics.
(FARVET).
4 ml /100 kg Bwt, I/M
(Uccma).
Coliprim
Trimethoprim &
CO-TRIMAZINE
Trimethoprim &
Muv-sulphatrim
24%
(Sulphadoxin &
Trimethoprim)
3.
urogenital infections
Finadyne
(Fiunixin
4.
& company
Antifungal
EUROTOX
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory, '
antipyretic, analgesic and
w
additive protect the
a'-A Feed
wntnxin
animals from mycotoxins
111
110
5 g. / s.g icpu
(Eurovet - Egypt).
Preventive dose 2 g. / kg t'eeu
Curative dose 4 g. / Kg xeeu
(ADWIA).
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117
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5.
6.
Anti-Spasmodic
Buscopan amp
Spasm oparalgin
Spasmocibalgin
Cid water
Walirine
Norflex amp
7.
8.
Laxative drugs
Laxolag syrup
Sedalac syrup
Laxomag syrup
Laxofin syrup
Glycerin supp
Anti Diarrhea
Kapect susp~
Pectokal susp
Lotnitil syrup
Entroquine susp
Kapect compoud
Laxative
Diarrhea
drugs
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14.
Cough
Sedative,
Expectorant
and
Mucolytic
Indication
Cough sedative and
expectorant
Mucolytic drug
Mucopront susp
Mucolytic drug
Codilar syrup
Codipront syrup
Coflin syrup
Minophylline amp
15.
16.
17.
Heart tonics
Lanoxine
(Digoxine)
Bronchodilator in cases of
emphysema and bronchitis
drugs
Vitamins and
Drugs & active
A Viton
(ampoules)
A. Varol
(ampoules)
E.Viton
Cevarol
(Vit. C)
Varolex B12 with
liver extract
(Vit. B12)
TriB
(Trivarol,
Trivacid)
Amri K amp
Devarol amp
Heart tonic
tolone Estrogen
Methergin amp
18.
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Cattle 3 ampoule?
I/V in saline
Cattle 3 ampoules I/M
Cattle 5 ampoules /
12 hours I/M
De Ca B 12
Medivet syrup
Phosphoplex Fe
Minerals
Indication
Hepavit B 12
Liver affections
preparations
Lice and scabies
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